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285 cm 9 ft 4.1 in Fyodor Machnov: Grew to 239 cm (7 ft 10 in) but claimed of being 282 cm (9 ft 3 in) [211] or even 285 cm (9 ft 4 in). Height not confirmed officially. [212] 1878–1912 (34) United States: 283 cm 9 ft 3.5 in Ted Evans Height Disputed. Claimed 9 ft 3.5 in (283 cm) Guinness Stated He Measured 7 ft 8.5 (235 cm). [213]
Human height. 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. [4][5] In the early ...
173.4 cm (5 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) 159.9 cm (5 ft 3 in) 1.09: 20–25 — Measured: 2005 [87] Iraq: 171.3 cm (5 ft 7 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) 157.5 cm (5 ft 2 in) 1.09: 18+ (N= m:1,596 f:2,318) 100.0%: Measured: 2015 [88] Ireland: 177 cm (5 ft 9 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) 1.09: 20–49: 61.8%: Measured: 2007 [19] Israel: 177 cm (5 ft 9 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) 166 ...
On 25 August 2010, according to the University of Virginia, a height of up to 254.3 cm (8 ft 4 + 1 ⁄ 8 in) had been confirmed by doctors, who stated that this might be Kösen's actual height, artificially lowered by scoliosis and bad posture. [20] On 9 February 2011, Kösen was remeasured by Guinness World Records at 251 cm (8 ft 2 + 7 ⁄ 8 ...
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 advertiser 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.
5 ft 9 in 5 ft 9 in: 175 cm 175 cm: 3 in 3 in: 8 cm 8 cm 1852: Franklin Pierce: 5 ft 10 in 178 cm: Winfield Scott [74] 6 ft 5 in 196 cm: 7 in 18 cm 1848: Zachary Taylor: 5 ft 8 in 173 cm: Lewis Cass [75] 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 [76] 6 ft 1 in 185 cm: 5 in 13 cm 1840: William ...
During World War I in Britain, the minimum height for soldiers was 5 feet 3 inches (160 cm). Thus thousands of men under this height were denied the opportunity to fight in the war. As a result of pressure to allow them entry, special "Bantam Battalions" were created composed of men who were 4 feet 10 inches (147 cm) to 5 feet 3 inches (160 cm ...
Simone Arianne Biles Owens[4] OLY (née Biles; born March 14, 1997) is an American artistic gymnast. Her 11 Olympic medals and 30 World Championship medals make her the most decorated gymnast in history. [5] She is widely regarded as the greatest gymnast of all time and one of the greatest Olympians of all time. [6]