The men's high jump event at the 1997 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Turku, Finland, on 11 and 13 July 1997.

Medalists Gold Staffan Strand Silver Martin Buß Bronze Marcin Kaczocha

Results Final 13 July Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes 2.10 2.15 2.18 2.21 2.24 2.26 2.28 2.31 Staffan Strand – o – o o xo o xxx 2.28 Martin Buß – o o o o xxx 2.24 Marcin Kaczocha o o o o xo xx– x 2.24 4 Ivan Vogul o o xxo o xxo xxx 2.24 5 Mustapha Raifak o o xo o xxx 2.21 6 Szymon Kuźma o o o xxx 2.18 6 Mika Polku o o o xxx 2.18 8 Tomáš Ort o o xo xxx 2.18 9 Jordi Rofes o o xxx 2.15 10 James Brierley o xo xxx 2.15 10 Oskari Frösén – xo – xxx 2.15 10 Antoine Burke o xo – xxx 2.15 13 Đorđe Niketić o xxx 2.10

Qualifications 11 July Qualify: first 12 to the Final

Group A Rank Name Nationality Result Notes 1 Martin Buß 2.15 Q 1 Staffan Strand 2.15 Q 3 Tomáš Ort 2.15 Q 4 Jordi Rofes 2.15 Q 4 Marcin Kaczocha 2.15 Q 4 Mika Polku 2.15 Q 7 Moise Siba 2.10 8 Ruslan Glivinskiy 2.05

Group B Rank Name Nationality Result Notes 1 Oskari Frösén 2.15 Q 1 Mustapha Raifak 2.15 Q 1 Ivan Vogul 2.15 Q 4 Đorđe Niketić 2.15 Q 5 Antoine Burke 2.10 Q 5 James Brierley 2.10 Q 5 Szymon Kuźma 2.10 Q 8 Roman Fricke 2.05

Participation According to an unofficial count, 16 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.

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