Qualifikationshöhe 2,26 m
| 1 | Leo Williams | USA | 2,21 | q |
| 2 | Francisco Centelles | CUB | 2,21 | q |
| 3 | Takao Sakamoto | JPN | 2,18 | |
| 4 | Takashi Katamine | JPN | 2,18 | |
| 5 | Othmane Belfaa | ALG | 2,15 | |
| 5 | Moussa Fall | SEN | 2,15 | |
| 7 | Eugen-Cristian Popescu | ROM | 2,15 | |
| 8 | Roberto Cabrejas | ESP | 2,15 | |
| 8 | Clarence Saunders | BER | 2,15 | |
| 8 | Wolfgang Tschirk | AUT | 2,15 | |
| 11 | Jouko Kilpi | FIN | 2,10 | |
| 11 | Constantin Militaru | ROM | 2,10 | |
| 13 | Gianni Davito | ITA | 2,10 | |
| 14 | Alain Metellus | CAN | 2,10 | |
| 15 | Liu Chin-Chiang | TPE | 2,00 | |
| 16 | Alphonse Gaglozoun | BEN | 1,95 | |
| 16 | France-Henry Lisette | MRI | 1,95 | |
| Joseph Rajo | SUD | DNS | ||
| Ardeshir Ghandoomi | IRN | NM |
| Athlet | |||||
| Leo Williams | |||||
| Francisco Centelles | |||||
| Takao Sakamoto | |||||
| Takashi Katamine | |||||
| Othmane Belfaa | |||||
| Moussa Fall | |||||
| Eugen-Cristian Popescu | |||||
| Roberto Cabrejas | |||||
| Clarence Saunders | |||||
| Wolfgang Tschirk | |||||
| Jouko Kilpi | |||||
| Constantin Militaru | |||||
| Gianni Davito | |||||
| Alain Metellus | |||||
| Liu Chin-Chiang | |||||
| Alphonse Gaglozoun | |||||
| France-Henry Lisette | |||||
| Joseph Rajo | |||||
| Ardeshir Ghandoomi |
| 1 | Igor Paklin | URS | 2,24 | q |
| 1 | Milton Ottey | CAN | 2,24 | q |
| 1 | Zhu Jianhua | CHN | 2,24 | q |
| 4 | Carlo Thränhardt | FRG | 2,21 | q |
| 4 | Gennadiy Avdeyenko | URS | 2,21 | q |
| 4 | Sorin Matei | ROM | 2,21 | q |
| 4 | Valeriy Sereda | URS | 2,21 | q |
| 4 | Patrik Sjöberg | SWE | 2,21 | q |
| 4 | Dwight Stones | USA | 2,21 | q |
| 10 | Jacek Wszola | POL | 2,21 | q |
| 10 | Luca Toso | ITA | 2,21 | q |
| 12 | Paul Frommeyer | FRG | 2,21 | q |
| 13 | Eddy Annys | BEL | 2,21 | q |
| 13 | Dietmar Mögenburg | FRG | 2,21 | q |
| 15 | Tyke Peacock | USA | 2,21 | q |
| 16 | Roland Dalhäuser | SUI | 2,15 | |
| 17 | Dariusz Biczysko | POL | 2,15 | |
| 18 | Franck Verzy | FRA | 2,10 | |
| 18 | Stephen Wray | BAH | 2,10 |
| Athlet | |||||
| Igor Paklin | |||||
| Milton Ottey | |||||
| Zhu Jianhua | |||||
| Carlo Thränhardt | |||||
| Gennadiy Avdeyenko | |||||
| Sorin Matei | |||||
| Valeriy Sereda | |||||
| Patrik Sjöberg | |||||
| Dwight Stones | |||||
| Jacek Wszola | |||||
| Luca Toso | |||||
| Paul Frommeyer | |||||
| Eddy Annys | |||||
| Dietmar Mögenburg | |||||
| Tyke Peacock | |||||
| Roland Dalhäuser | |||||
| Dariusz Biczysko | |||||
| Franck Verzy | |||||
| Stephen Wray |