Athletics at the 1979 Pan American Games – Men's high jump

The men's high jump competition of the athletics events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place on 11 July at the Estadio Sixto Escobar. The defending Pan American Games champion was Tom Woods of the United States.

Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:

Results
All heights shown are in meters.

Qualification
Qualifying perf. 2.00 (Q) or 12 best performers (q) advanced to the Final.