The Men's high jump event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 30 and 31 July.
Medalists
| Gold | Alfredo Deza Peru
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| Silver | Yin Xueli China
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| Bronze | Aleksandr Veryutin Belarus
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Results
Final
31 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Alfredo Deza | Peru |
2.21 | |
 |
Yin Xueli | China |
2.21 | |
 |
Aleksandr Veryutin | Belarus |
2.21 | |
| 4 | Mike Ponikvar |  Canada |
2.21 | |
| 5 | Yaroslav Rybakov |  Russia |
2.18 | |
| 6 | Pawel Mankiewicz |  Poland |
2.15 | |
| 7 | Naoyuki Daigo |  Japan |
2.15 | |
| 8 | Ronald Garlett |  Australia |
2.10 | |
| 8 | Martin Lloyd |  United Kingdom |
2.10 | |
| 8 | Casper Labuschagne |  South Africa |
2.10 | |
| 8 | Nikolay Korostelyov | Russia |
2.10 | |
| 12 | Einar Karl Hjartarson |  Iceland |
2.10 | |
| 12 | Vusumzi Mtshatseni | South Africa |
2.10 | |
| 14 | James Carr |  United States |
2.10 |
Qualifications
30 Jul
Group A
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikolay Korostelyov | Russia |
2.18 | Q |
| 2 | Mike Ponikvar | Canada |
2.18 | Q |
| 3 | Vusumzi Mtshatseni | South Africa |
2.14 | q |
| 3 | James Carr | United States |
2.14 | q |
| 5 | Alfredo Deza | Peru |
2.14 | q |
| 6 | Aleksey Gordienko |  Ukraine |
2.10 | |
| 7 | Kim Jin-Soo |  South Korea |
2.10 | |
| 8 | Andrei Mikhalkovich | Belarus |
2.10 | |
| 8 | Jérome Tourre |  France |
2.10 | |
| 10 | Marko Aleksejev |  Estonia |
2.10 | |
| 11 | Ed Willers | United Kingdom |
2.05 | |
| 11 | Rožle Prezelj |  Slovenia |
2.05 | |
| 13 | Darrel Muzyczka | Australia |
2.05 | |
| 13 | Paweł Gulcz | Poland |
2.05 | |
| 15 | Kabelo Mmono |  Botswana |
1.95 |
Group B
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Naoyuki Daigo | Japan |
2.18 | Q |
| 2 | Pawel Mankiewicz | Poland |
2.18 | Q |
| 3 | Einar Karl Hjartarson | Iceland |
2.18 | Q |
| 4 | Aleksandr Veryutin | Belarus |
2.14 | q |
| 4 | Yin Xueli | China |
2.14 | q |
| 6 | Ronald Garlett | Australia |
2.14 | q |
| 7 | Martin Lloyd | United Kingdom |
2.14 | q |
| 7 | Casper Labuschagne | South Africa |
2.14 | q |
| 7 | Yaroslav Rybakov | Russia |
2.14 | q |
| 10 | Hannes Zumsande |  Germany |
2.10 | |
| 11 | Lamar Johnson | United States |
2.10 | |
| 12 | Tarmo Kobin | Estonia |
2.05 | |
| 13 | Grégory Gabella | France |
2.05 | |
| 14 | Randy Cheddesingh | Canada |
2.05 | |
| 15 | Sergei Seipuk |  Lithuania |
2.00 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 30 athletes from 20 countries participated in the event.
- Australia (2)
- Belarus (2)
- Botswana (1)
- Canada (2)
- China (1)
- Estonia (2)
- France (2)
- Germany (1)
- Iceland (1)
- Japan (1)
- Lithuania (1)
- Peru (1)
- Poland (2)
- Russia (2)
- Slovenia (1)
- South Africa (2)
- South Korea (1)
- Ukraine (1)
- United Kingdom (2)
- United States (2)
References
- Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1998 Annecy FRA Jul 28-Aug 2, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 3 December 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
- IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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