The men's high jump event at the 1928 Olympic Games took place July 29.

Claude Ménard earned France's second consecutive bronze medal in the event.

While Osborn was defending champion and world record holder, his countryman Bob King was undefeated in 1928.

[1] Argentina, Lithuania, the Philippines, Romania, and Turkey each made their debut in the event.

The United States appeared for the eighth time, having competed at each edition of the Olympic men's high jump to that point.