The men's high jump event at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadium on 11 and 13 July.
Medalists
| Gold | Bohdan Bondarenko Ukraine
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| Silver | Sylwester Bednarek Poland
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| Bronze | Miguel Ángel Sancho Spain
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Results
Final
13 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Bohdan Bondarenko | Ukraine |
2.26 | |
 |
Sylwester Bednarek | Poland |
2.24 | |
 |
Miguel Ángel Sancho | Spain |
2.21 | |
| 4 | Sergey Mudrov |  Russia |
2.17 | |
| 4 | Ümit Tan |  Turkey |
2.17 | |
| 6 | Adónios Mástoras |  Greece |
2.17 | |
| 7 | Marco Fassinotti |  Italy |
2.13 | |
| 8 | Raymond Higgs |  Bahamas |
2.13 | |
| 9 | Matthew Owens |  United Kingdom |
2.13 | |
| 10 | Giuseppe Carollo | Italy |
2.08 | |
| 10 | Naoto Tobe |  Japan |
2.08 | |
| 10 | Edgar Rivera |  Mexico |
2.08 | |
| 10 | Marius Dumitrace |  Romania |
2.08 | |
| 14 | Karim Lotfy |  Egypt |
2.08 |
Qualifications
11 July
Group A
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raymond Higgs | Bahamas |
2.14 | q |
| 1 | Edgar Rivera | Mexico |
2.14 | q |
| 1 | Sylwester Bednarek | Poland |
2.14 | q |
| 4 | Matthew Owens | United Kingdom |
2.14 | q |
| 5 | Sergey Mudrov | Russia |
2.14 | q |
| 6 | Karim Lotfy | Egypt |
2.14 | q |
| 6 | Giuseppe Carollo | Italy |
2.14 | q |
| 8 | Naoto Tobe | Japan |
2.14 | q |
| 9 | Martinš Karabeško |  Latvia |
2.10 | |
| 10 | Erik Kynard |  United States |
2.10 | |
| 11 | Barry Pender |  Ireland |
2.05 | |
| 12 | Enrique Gimeno | Spain |
2.00 | |
| Lakshmanan Yogaraj |  India |
NH |
Group B
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miguel Ángel Sancho | Spain |
2.14 | q |
| 2 | Marco Fassinotti | Italy |
2.14 | q |
| 3 | Bohdan Bondarenko | Ukraine |
2.14 | q |
| 4 | Marius Dumitrace | Romania |
2.14 | q |
| 4 | Ümit Tan | Turkey |
2.14 | q |
| 6 | Adónios Mástoras | Greece |
2.14 | q |
| 7 | Bartosz Krocz | Poland |
2.10 | |
| 7 | Willem Voigt |  South Africa |
2.10 | |
| 9 | Dávid Fajoyomi |  Hungary |
2.10 | |
| 10 | Tino Martin |  Germany |
2.10 | |
| 11 | Ryan Fleck | United States |
2.05 | |
| Shawn Swartz |  Canada |
NH | ||
| Miloš Petrovic |  Serbia |
NH |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 26 athletes from 22 countries participated in the event.
- Bahamas (1)
- Canada (1)
- Egypt (1)
- Germany (1)
- Greece (1)
- Hungary (1)
- India (1)
- Ireland (1)
- Italy (2)
- Japan (1)
- Latvia (1)
- Mexico (1)
- Poland (2)
- Romania (1)
- Russia (1)
- Serbia (1)
- South Africa (1)
- Spain (2)
- Turkey (1)
- Ukraine (1)
- United Kingdom (1)
- United States (2)
References
- Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 2008 Bydgoszcz POL Jul 8-13, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 24 February 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
- IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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