Athletics at the 1938 British Empire Games – Men's high jump
# Athletics at the 1938 British Empire Games – Men's high jump

The men's high jump event at the 1938 British Empire Games was held on 5 February at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia.

## Results

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Edwin Thacker | South Africa | 6 ft 5+1⁄8 in (1.96 m) | GR |
| | Robert Heffernan | Australia | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |
| | Doug Shetliffe | Australia | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |
| 4 | Peter Tancred | Australia | 6 ft 1+1⁄4 in (1.86 m) | |
| 5 | John Newman | England | 6 ft 1+1⁄4 in (1.86 m) | |
| 6 | Joseph Haley | Canada | 6 ft 1+1⁄4 in (1.86 m) | |
| 7 | Jack Metcalfe | Australia | 5 ft 11+3⁄4 in (1.82 m) | |
| 8 | Henry Perera | British Ceylon | 5 ft 11+3⁄4 in (1.82 m) | |
| 9 | Pat Haley | Canada | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |
| 10 | Jim Panton | Canada | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |
| 11 | Tracket Ashmead | Trinidad and Tobago | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | |
