Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump

The Men's High Jump event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union had an entrylist of 30 competitors. The final was held on Friday 1 August 1980. Athletes absent due to the boycott included the West German Dietmar Mogenburg, who had cleared 2.35 m in May 1980. This was the first and only Olympic competition where a new world record was set in the men's high jump.