TheMen's high jump event at the2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 5–6.
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Stefan Holm Sweden | Yaroslav Rybakov Russia | Stefan Vasilache RomaniaGermaine Mason  JamaicaJaroslav Bába  Czech Republic |
Qualification: Qualification Performance 2.30 (Q) or at least 8 best performers advanced to the final.
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 2.15 | 2.20 | 2.24 | 2.27 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stefan Holm | Sweden | – | o | o | o | 2.27 | q |
| 1 | Yaroslav Rybakov | Russia | – | o | o | o | 2.27 | q |
| 1 | Stefan Vasilache | Romania | o | o | o | o | 2.27 | q |
| 1 | Germaine Mason | Jamaica | – | o | o | o | 2.27 | q, SB |
| 5 | Jaroslav Bába | Czech Republic | o | xo | o | o | 2.27 | q |
| 5 | Hennazdy Maroz |  Belarus | o | o | xo | o | 2.27 | q |
| 7 | Jamie Nieto |  United States | – | o | x– | xo | 2.27 | q |
| 8 | Andriy Sokolovskyy |  Ukraine | – | o | o | xxo | 2.27 | q |
| 9 | Adrian O'Dwyer |  Ireland | – | xo | – | xxo | 2.27 | q |
| 10 | László Boros |  Hungary | o | o | o | xxx | 2.24 | PB |
| 10 | Oskari Frösén |  Finland | o | o | o | xxx | 2.24 | |
| 12 | Sergey Klyugin | Russia | o | xo | o | xxx | 2.24 | |
| 13 | Rožle Prezelj |  Slovenia | o | o | xo | xxx | 2.24 | |
| 14 | Tora Harris | United States | o | xo | xo | xxx | 2.24 | |
| 15 | Andrea Bettinelli |  Italy | o | xo | xxo | xxx | 2.24 | SB |
| 16 | Tomáš Janku | Czech Republic | o | o | xxx | 2.20 | ||
| 16 | Joan Charmant |  France | o | o | xxx | 2.20 |
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 2.20 | 2.25 | 2.29 | 2.32 | 2.35 | 2.41 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Stefan Holm | Sweden | o | o | o | o | o | xxx | 2.35 | |
 | Yaroslav Rybakov | Russia | o | o | xxo | o | xxx | 2.32 | SB | |
 | Stefan Vasilache | Romania | o | o | xxx | 2.25 | ||||
| Germaine Mason | Jamaica | o | o | – | xx | 2.25 | |||
| Jaroslav Bába | Czech Republic | o | o | xxx | 2.25 | ||||
| 6 | Hennazdy Maroz | Belarus | xo | o | xxx | 2.25 | ||||
| 7 | Andriy Sokolovskyy | Ukraine | o | xo | xxx | 2.25 | ||||
| 8 | Adrian O'Dwyer | Ireland | o | xxo | xxx | 2.25 | ||||
| 9 | Jamie Nieto | United States | o | xxx | 2.20 | |||||
