The men's high jump was a track & field athletics event at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris.

[1] The event was won by Irving Baxter of the United States, the nation's second consecutive victory in the men's high jump.

Great Britain (Patrick Leahy's silver) and Hungary (Lajos Gönczy's bronze) each took medals in their first appearance in the event.

Irving Baxter of the United States was the 1900 AAA champion, while Patrick Leahy of Great Britain had won in 1898 and 1899.

The Sunday schedule prevented two Americans, William Remington and Walter Carroll, from competing.