Athletics at the 1957 World University Games – Men's high jump
# Athletics at the 1957 World University Games – Men's high jump

The men's high jump event at the 1957 World University Games was held at the Stadium Charlety in Paris on 5 September 1957.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Yuriy Stepanov Soviet Union | Igor Kashkarov Soviet Union | Ernie Shelton United States |

## Results

### Qualification

| Rank | Group | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ? | ? | Juan Ignacio Ariño | Spain | 1.80 | |

### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Yuriy Stepanov | Soviet Union | 2.12 |
| | Igor Kashkarov | Soviet Union | 2.01 |
| | Ernie Shelton | United States | 1.98 |
| 4 | Vladimír Savčinský | Czechoslovakia | 1.98 |
| 5 | Arpád Bodó | Hungary | 1.90 |
| 6 | Gianmario Roveraro | Italy | 1.90 |
