1950 European Athletics Championships – Men's high jump
# 1950 European Athletics Championships – Men's high jump

The men's high jump at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, at Heysel Stadium on 25 and 27 August 1950.

## Medalists

| Gold | Alan Paterson Great Britain |
| - | - |
| Silver | Arne Åhman Sweden |
| Bronze | Claude Bénard France |

## Results

### Final

27 August

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Alan Paterson | Great Britain | 1.96 |
| | Arne Åhman | Sweden | 1.93 |
| | Claude Bénard | France | 1.93 |
| 4 | Hans Wahli | Switzerland | 1.90 |
| 5 | Gösta Svensson | Sweden | 1.90 |
| 6 | Georges Damitio | France | 1.90 |
| 7 | Jacques Delelienne | Belgium | 1.85 |
| 8 | Yuriy Ilyasov | Soviet Union | 1.85 |
| 9 | Mihajlo Dimitrijević | Yugoslavia | 1.85 |
| 10 | Walter Herssens | Belgium | 1.85 |

### Qualification

25 August

| Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| Jacques Delelienne | Belgium | 1.90 | Q |
| Arne Åhman | Sweden | 1.90 | Q |
| Georges Damitio | France | 1.90 | Q |
| Alan Paterson | Great Britain | 1.90 | Q |
| Hans Wahli | Switzerland | 1.90 | Q |
| Gösta Svensson | Sweden | 1.85 | Q |
| Claude Bénard | France | 1.85 | Q |
| Walter Herssens | Belgium | 1.85 | Q |
| Mihajlo Dimitrijević | Yugoslavia | 1.85 | Q |
| Yuriy Ilyasov | Soviet Union | 1.85 | Q |
| Ronald Pavitt | Great Britain | 1.80 | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 11 athletes from 7 countries participated in the event.

* Belgium (2)
* France (2)
* Soviet Union (1)
* Sweden (2)
* Switzerland (1)
* Great Britain (2)
* Yugoslavia (1)
