1950 European Athletics Championships – Men's high jump

Men's high jump at the European Athletics Championships

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	Notes
	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

Rank	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)