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240 cm: 7 ft 10.5 in: Josef Drásal: Tallest man in what is today the Czech Republic; his height is also often listed as 242 cm (7 ft 11.5 in). 1841–1886 (45) Mongolia: 240 cm: 7 ft 10.5 in: Öndör Gongor: Very tall man in early-20th-century Mongolia. Was measured by Roy Chapman Andrews. 1880/85 – 1925/30 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 238 cm 7 ...
Height. 8 ft 11.1 in (272.0 cm) Robert Pershing Wadlow (February 22, 1918 – July 15, 1940), also known as the Alton Giant and the Giant of Illinois, was an American man who was the tallest person in recorded history for whom there is irrefutable evidence. He was born and raised in Alton, Illinois, a small city near St. Louis, Missouri.
The tallest player inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is 7-foot-6-inch (2.29 m) Yao Ming. Yao, Ralph Sampson and Arvydas Sabonis are the only players 7 feet 3 inches or taller selected to the Hall of Fame. Yasutaka Okayama, a 7-foot-8-inch (2.34 m) Japanese basketball player picked 171st overall in the seventh round of ...
At one time, Koehler stood 8 ft 2 in (249 cm), a result of the medical condition gigantism. He was born in Denton, Montana, United States. Koehler and his twin sister were born to parents of taller than average height. Their mother was 5 ft 10 in (178 cm); their father was 6 ft 2 in (188 cm).
Photographic evidence suggest that he was not any taller than 7 feet 10 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches (240.0 cm). This exaggeration may have been because he wore a huge Cossack fur hat, and tall boots which added a foot to his height. [1] Although, if this was accurate, he would have been taller than Robert Wadlow, now cited as the world's tallest man. [3]
The people of Ancient Egypt stood around 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) for males and 157 cm (5 ft 2 in) for females. [60] The Ancient Greeks averaged 166 cm (5 ft 5 in) for males and 154 cm (5 ft 1 in) for females. The Romans were slightly taller, with an average height of 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) for males and 158 cm (5 ft 2 in) for females. [61]
177.7 cm (5 ft 10 in) 163.0 cm (5 ft 4 in) 1.09: 20–39: 34.5%: Measured: 2009–2011 [44] Canada: 175.1 cm (5 ft 9 in) 162.3 cm (5 ft 4 in) 1.08: 18–79: 94.7% ...
His 2.25 m (7 ft 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) clearance left him in equal 11th position. This was a full 10 cm (4 inches) short of what was required to medal at Atlanta: American Charles Austin won the gold medal, breaking the Olympic record with a leap of 2.39 m (7 ft 10 in).