The men's high jump event at the 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sydney, Australia, at International Athletic Centre on 22 and 24 August.
| Gold | Mark Boswell | |
| Silver | Svatoslav Ton | |
| Silver | Ben Challenger |
24 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | | 2.24 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 2.21 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | 2.21 | |||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left |  | 2.18 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 2.18 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 2.18 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 2.15 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 2.15 | ||||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | 2.15 | ||||
| 10 | align=left | align=left |  | 2.10 | |||
| 11 | align=left | align=left |  | 2.10 | |||
| 12 | align=left | align=left |  | 2.05 |
22 Aug
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 2.14 | q | ||
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 2.14 | q | ||
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 2.14 | q | |||
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 2.14 | q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 2.14 | q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 2.14 | q | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 2.10 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 2.10 | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left |  | 2.10 | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left |  | 2.10 | |||
| 11 | align=left | align=left |  | 2.05 | |||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | | 2.05 | |||
| 13 | align=left | align=left |  | 2.00 | |||
| 13 | align=left | align=left |  | 2.00 | |||
| 15 | align=left | align=left | 2.00 | ||||
| 16 | align=left | align=left | 2.00 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | NH |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 2.14 | q | ||
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 2.14 | q | |||
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 2.14 | q | |||
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 2.14 | q | ||
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 2.14 | q | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 2.14 | q | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | | 2.10 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | | 2.10 | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left |  | 2.10 | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left |  | 2.10 | |||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | | 2.10 | |||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | 2.05 | ||||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | | 2.05 | |||
| 14 | align=left | align=left | | 2.05 | |||
| 15 | align=left | align=left |  | 2.00 | |||
| 16 | align=left | align=left | 2.00 | ||||
| align=left | align=left |  | NH |
According to an unofficial count, 34 athletes from 26 countries participated in the event.