Four men made it over 2.26m; Luis Zayas, Michael Mason and Roberto Vílches, on their second try and Fernando Ferreira on his third. Zayas and Vilches had an earlier miss each, putting Mason into the lead. Zayas cleared 2.28 to take the lead, Mason got over on his second attempt. Vilches was left with bronze when he and Ferreira couldn't make the height. At 2.30 m (7 ft 6+1⁄2 in), Zayas made his personal best on his second attempt. Mason then passed to try to make 2.32m, 1 cm below his best, for the win.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows: