# Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's high jump

The Men's high jump athletics events for the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place at the Tokyo National Stadium from August 29 to September 3, 2021. A total of 3 events were contested in this discipline.

## Schedule

| R | Round 1 | ½ | Semifinals | F | Final |
| Date | Sun 29 | Sun 29 | Mon 30 | Mon 30 | Tue 31 | Tue 31 | Wed 1 | Wed 1 | Thu 2 | Thu 2 | Fri 3 | Fri 3 |
| Event | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E |
| T47 | | F | | | | | | | | | | |
| T63 | | | | | | F | | | | | | |
| T64 | | | | | | | | | | | F | |

## Medal summary

The following is a summary of the medals awarded across all high jump events.
| Classification | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| T47 details | Roderick Townsend-Roberts United States | 2.15 WR | Nishad Kumar India | 2.06 =AR | shared silver | |
| T47 details | Roderick Townsend-Roberts United States | 2.15 WR | Dallas Wise United States | 2.06 | shared silver | |
| T63 details | Sam Grewe United States | 1.88 | Mariyappan Thangavelu India | 1.86 | Sharad Kumar India | 1.83 |
| T64 details | Jonathan Broom-Edwards Great Britain | 2.10 | Praveen Kumar India | 2.07 AR | Maciej Lepiato Poland | 2.04 |

## Results
### T47

The T47 category is for athletes who have a single below elbow or wrist amputation or similar disability, with normal function in both legs.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Paralympic, and area records were as follows:
| World Record | Roderick Townsend-Roberts (USA) | 2.14 | Torrance, California | 20 April 2019 |
| Paralympic Record | Roderick Townsend-Roberts (USA) | 2.09 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 16 September 2016 |
| Area | Height (m) | Athlete | Nation |
| Africa | 1.92 | David Roos | South Africa |
| America | 2.14 | Roderick Townsend-Roberts | United States |
| Asia | 2.06 | Nishad Kumar | India |
| Europe | 1.97 | Reinhold Bötzel | Germany |
| Oceania | 2.05 | Aaron Chatman | Australia |
Results
The final in this classification took place on 29 August 2021:
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 1.74 | 1.79 | 1.84 | 1.89 | 1.94 | 1.98 | 2.02 | 2.06 | 2.09 | 2.12 | 2.15 | 2.18 | Best | Notes |
| | Roderick Townsend-Roberts | United States | — | — | — | — | — | — | o | o | o | o | o | xxx | 2.15 | WR |
| | Dallas Wise | United States | — | — | — | — | — | — | xo | xo | xxx | | | | 2.06 | |
| | Nishad Kumar | India | — | — | — | o | o | xo | o | xo | xxx | | | | 2.06 | =AR |
| 4 | Chen Hongjie | China | o | — | o | o | o | xxo | xxx | | | | | | 1.98 | SB |
| 5 | Ram Pal | India | — | — | o | o | xo | xxx | | | | | | | 1.94 | =PB |
| 6 | Georgii Margiev | RPC | o | o | o | o | xxx | | | | | | | | 1.89 | |
| 7 | Angkarn Chanaboon | Thailand | — | — | xo | o | xxx | | | | | | | | 1.89 | |
| 8 | Paulo Guerra | Brazil | — | o | o | xxx | | | | | | | | | 1.84 | |
| 9 | Jordan Lee | Ireland | o | xxx | | | | | | | | | | | 1.74 | |

### T63

Records Prior to this competition, the existing world, Paralympic and area records were as follows:
| World Record | Sam Grewe (USA) | 1.90 | Lima, Peru | 25 August 2019 |
| Paralympic Record | Sam Grewe (USA) | 1.88 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Area | Height (m) | Athlete | Nation |
| Africa | 1.69 | Hamada Hassan | Egypt |
| America | 1.90 | Sam Grewe | United States |
| Asia | 1.86 | Mariyappan Thangavelu | India |
| Europe | 1.82 | Łukasz Mamczarz | Poland |
| Oceania | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant |
Results
The final in this classification took place on 31 August 2021, at 19:25:
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 1.45 | 1.50 | 1.55 | 1.60 | 1.65 | 1.69 | 1.73 | 1.77 | 1.80 | 1.83 | 1.86 | 1.88 | 1.91 | Best | Notes |
| | Sam Grewe | United States | — | — | — | — | — | — | xo | o | o | o | xxo | xxo | xxx | 1.88 | |
| | Mariyappan Thangavelu | India | — | — | — | — | — | — | o | o | o | o | xxo | xxx | | 1.86 | SB |
| | Sharad Kumar | India | — | — | — | — | — | — | o | o | o | o | xxx | | | 1.83 | SB |
| 4 | Łukasz Mamczarz | Poland | — | — | — | — | — | o | o | o | o | xxx | | | | 1.80 | SB |
| 5 | Ezra Frech | United States | — | — | — | — | — | o | o | o | xo | xxx | | | | 1.80 | =PB |
| 6 | Flávio Reitz | Brazil | — | — | — | o | o | o | o | o | xxx | | | | | 1.77 | SB |
| 7 | Varun Singh Bhati | India | — | — | — | — | — | o | xxo | o | xxx | | | | | 1.77 | SB |
| 8 | Hamada Hassan | Egypt | — | — | — | o | o | o | xxx | | | | | | | 1.69 | |
| 9 | Yusif Amadu | Ghana | o | o | xr | | | | | | | | | | | 1.50 | SB |

### T64

Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Paralympic, and area records were as follows:
| World Record | Jeff Skiba (USA) | 2.11 | Beijing, China | 14 September 2008 |
| Paralympic Record | Vacant | – | | |
| Area | Height (m) | Athlete | Nation |
| Africa | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant |
| American | 2.11 | Jeff Skiba | United States |
| Asia | 2.07 | Praveen Kumar | India |
| Europe | 1.87 | Tarık Taha Buyrukoğlu | Turkey |
| Oceania | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant |
Results
The final in this classification took place on 3 September 2021, at 11:02:
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 1.83 | 1.88 | 1.93 | 1.97 | 2.01 | 2.04 | 2.07 | 2.10 | 2.13 | Best | Notes |
| | Jonathan Broom-Edwards | Great Britain | — | — | o | o | o | xo | xxo | xo | r | 2.10 | SB |
| | Praveen Kumar | India | — | o | — | o | xo | o | xo | xxx | | 2.07 | AR |
| | Maciej Lepiato | Poland | — | o | — | o | xo | o | xxx | | | 2.04 | |
| 4 | Jeohsah Bezerra | Brazil | o | xo | xxx | | | | | | | 1.88 | SB |
| 5 | Toru Suzuki | Japan | o | xo | xxx | | | | | | | 1.88 | SB |
| 6 | Temurbek Giyazov | Uzbekistan | xo | xo | xxx | | | | | | | 1.88 | |
| | Rafael Augusto Uribe Pimentel | Venezuela | xxr | | | | | | | | | NM | |