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Coyne's World War I draft registration card, dated 29 August, gave his height as 8 ft (240 cm), although he had reached a height of 8 ft 1.7 in (2.48 m), possibly 8 feet 4 inches (254 cm) by the time of his death. 1897–1921 (23) Brahim Takioullah: Morocco: 246 cm: 8 ft 1 in: Possesses the world's largest feet at 38 cm (1 ft 3 in). [25] [26]
The Greek foot (πούς, pous) had a length of 1 / 600 of a stadion, [12] one stadion being about 181.2 m (594 ft); [13] therefore a foot was, at the time, about 302 mm (11.9 in). Its exact size varied from city to city and could range between 270 mm (10.6 in) and 350 mm (13.8 in), but lengths used for temple construction appear to ...
Below are two tables which report the average adult human height by country or geographical region. ... 155 cm (5 ft 1 in) 1.07: 16–60 (N= m:583 f:315, SD= m:6.0 cm ...
Height measurement using a stadiometer. Human height or stature is the distance from the bottom of the feet to the top of the head in a human body, standing erect.It is measured using a stadiometer, [1] in centimetres when using the metric system or SI system, [2] [3] or feet and inches when using United States customary units or the imperial system.
Wadlow's height was 8 ft 11.1 in (2.72 m) [2] [3] [4] while his weight reached 439 lb (199 kg) at his death at age 22. His great size and his continued growth in adulthood were due to hypertrophy of his pituitary gland , which results in an abnormally high level of human growth hormone (HGH).
The template is intended for conversion of heights specified in either metres or in feet and inches. Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status Metres m metre metres meter meters The height in metres. Do not use if feet and inches are specified. Number optional Centimetres cm centimetre centimetres centimeter centimeters The height in centimetres. Do not use if ...
1 0.3 1 0.3 First NBA player of Indian descent. Played 16 seconds in his debut on April 7, 2015. 7 ft 5 in (2.26 m) [7] 275 lb (125 kg) Slavko Vraneš Montenegro: Portland Trail Blazers 1 0 0.0 .000 — 0 0.0 0 0.0 Played in one game, on January 8, 2004 against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Played 3 minutes, with one shot attempt from the field ...
In the 1590s, Anthony Knivet claimed he had seen dead bodies 12 feet (3.7 m) long in Patagonia. ... (1.98 m)—very tall, especially by 18th century standards, but by ...