The men's high jump event at the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Kaunas, Lithuania, at S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno stadionas (Darius and Girėnas Stadium) on 17 and 19 July.
| Gold | Sylwester Bednarek | |
| Silver | Oleksandr Nartov | |
| Bronze | Andriy Protsenko |
19 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Result | Notes | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.05 | 2.10 | 2.14 | 2.18 | 2.21 | 2.24 | 2.26 | 2.28 | 2.31 | ||||||||
| align=left | align=left | | – | o | o | o | o | xxo | o | o | xx | 2.28 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | – | o | o | o | o | xxo | o | x– | xx | 2.26 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | – | o | o | o | o | o | xx– | x | 2.24 | |||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left |  | – | xo | xo | xxo | xxo | o | xxx | 2.24 | |||||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | o | o | xo | xxo | xxo | xo | xxx | 2.24 | |||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | o | o | o | xo | xxo | xxx | 2.21 | ||||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | o | xo | o | xo | xxo | xxx | 2.21 | ||||||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | o | o | xo | xxo | xxo | xxx | 2.21 | ||||||
| 9 | align=left | align=left |  | – | o | o | o | xxx | 2.18 | |||||||
| 10 | align=left | align=left |  | o | o | ox | o | xxx | 2.18 | |||||||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | – | xo | xo | xxo | xxx | 2.18 | ||||||||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | o | o | o | xxx | 2.14 | |||||||||
| 13 | align=left | align=left | o | o | xxx | 2.10 | ||||||||||
17 July
Qualifying 2.22 or 12 best to the Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 2.20 | q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 2.17 | q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 2.17 | q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 2.17 | q | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 2.17 | q | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 2.17 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 2.17 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 2.14 | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | | 2.14 | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left |  | 2.10 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 2.20 | q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 2.20 | q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 2.20 | q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 2.20 | q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 2.17 | q | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 2.17 | q | ||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | | 2.17 | q | ||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | | 2.17 | q | ||
| 9 | align=left | align=left |  | 2.17 | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left |  | 2.14 |
According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.
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