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Below are two tables which report the average adult human height by country or geographical region. ... 172.2 cm (5 ft 8 in) 178.8 cm (5 ft 10 + 1 ...
8 ft 4.5 in: Height disputed. Claimed to be 8 ft 4 in (254 cm). Guinness stated he was 7 ft 4 in (224 cm) [19] At the age of 12, he was taller than his father, who stood 6 ft 3 in tall. He reportedly had a great-grandfather in Italy who was also of abnormal height. 1912–1962 (50) Väinö Myllyrinne: Finland: 251.4 cm: 8 ft 3 in
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.
6 ft 5 in 196 cm: 7 in 18 cm 1848: Zachary Taylor: 5 ft 8 in 173 cm: Lewis Cass [77] 5 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in 174 cm: 1 ⁄ 2 in 1 cm 1844: James K. Polk: 5 ft 8 in 173 cm: Henry Clay [78] 6 ft 1 in 185 cm: 5 in 13 cm 1840: William Henry Harrison: 5 ft 8 in 173 cm: Martin Van Buren: 5 ft 6 in 168 cm: 2 in 5 cm 1836: Martin Van Buren: 5 ft 6 in 168 cm
The most seasons played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) by a player listed at 5 feet 6 inches (168 cm) or shorter was 14 seasons by Muggsy Bogues who played from 1987 to 2001. The shortest player ever in the old American Basketball Association (1967–76) was Penny Ann Early , a 5-foot-3-inch (160 cm) jockey who took part in one ...
Originally, many thước of varying lengths were in use in Vietnam, each used for different purposes. According to Hoàng Phê (1988), [1] the traditional system of units had at least two thước of different lengths before 1890, [2] the thước ta (lit. "our ruler") or thước mộc ("wooden ruler"), equal to 0.425 metres (1 ft 4.7 in), and the thước đo vải ("ruler for measuring ...
1.5 m – height of an okapi; 1.63 m – (5 feet 4 inches) (or 64 inches) – height of average U.S. female human as of 2002 (source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)) 1.75 m – (5 feet 8 inches) – height of average U.S. male human as of 2002 (source: U.S. CDC as per female above) 2.4 m – wingspan of a mute swan
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 ...