The men's high jump at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on the short track of Omnisport in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, on 6 and 8 March 2025. This was the 38th time the event is contested at the European Athletics Indoor Championships. Athletes can qualify by achieving the entry standard or by their World Athletics Ranking in the event.
The qualifying round was scheduled for 6 March during the morning session. The final was scheduled for 8 March during the evening session.
Background The men's high jump was contested 37 times before 2025, held every time since the first edition of the European Athletics Indoor Championships (1970–2023).András Szabó, "Statistics Handbook", pp. 6 and 322–323, European Athletics. Retrieved 21 November 2024. The 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships will be held in Omnisport Apeldoorn in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. The removable indoor athletics track was retopped for these championships in September 2024.
Javier Sotomayor is the world record holder in the event, with a height of 2.43 m, set in 1989. Carlo Thränhardt is the European record holder, with a height of 2.42 m, set in 1988. The championship record was set at the 2005 championships by Stefan Holm.
+Records before the 2025 European Athletics Indoor ChampionshipsRecordAthlete (nation) (m)LocationDateWorld record"All time Top lists – Senior – high jump men", World Athletics. Retrieved 13 January 2025.2.43Budapest, Hungary4 March 1989European record2.42Berlin, West Germany26 February 1988Championship record2.40Madrid, Spain6 March 2005World leading"Season Top Lists – Senior 2025 – High jump men", World Athletics, 2025. Retrieved 6 February 2025.2.32Kyiv, Ukraine22 February 2025European leading
Qualification For the men's high jump, the qualification period runs from 25 February 2024 until 23 February 2025."Qualification System and Entry Standards", European Athletics, 29 October 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024. Athletes can qualify by achieving the entry standards of 2.30 m or by virtue of their World Athletics Ranking for the event. There is a target number of 18 athletes.
Rounds Qualification The qualifying round was held on 6 March, starting at 18:20 (UTC+1) in the evening."Competition schedule – European Athletics Indoor Championships Apeldoorn 2025", European Athletics, 15 February 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024. Qualification rule: All athletes meeting the Qualification Standard () of 2.26 m or at least 8 best performers () advance to the Final. +Results of the qualification roundRankAthleteNation2.082.132.182.232.26ResultNotes1Manuel Lando–ooo2.232.262Oleh Doroshchukooxoo2.232.322Matteo Sioli–oxoo2.232.284Jan Štefela––oxo2.232.305Daniel Kosonenoxooxxo2.23, 2.245Dmytro Nikitinooxoxxo2.232.287Alperen Acetoooxxx2.18, =2.308Tobias Potyeoxxooxxx2.182.349Eugenio Meloniooxoxxx2.182.2110Tihomir Ivanov–xoxoxxx2.182.3110Vadym Kravchukoxoxoxxx2.182.2512Thomas Carmoy–xxoxoxxx2.182.2913Antonios Merlosooxxoxxx2.182.2414Dániel Jankovicsoxoxxoxxx2.182.2415Douwe Amelsooxxx2.132.3116Melwin Lycke Holmxooxxx2.132.2016Yonathan Kapitolnikxooxxx2.132.3118Fabian Delrydoxxoxxx2.132.33
Final The final was held on 8 March, starting at 20:09 (UTC+1) in the evening. +Results of the finalRankAthleteNation2.172.222.262.292.322.34ResultNotesOleh Doroshchukoooooo2.34, Jan Štefelaooxxooxx–x2.29Matteo Sioliooxxoxoxxx2.294Manuel Landooooxx–x2.26=5Dmytro Nikitinoxooxxx2.266Tobias Potyeoxxx2.177Alperen Acetxxoxxx2.177Daniel Kosonenxxoxxx2.17
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