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Abebe Bikila

How tall was Abebe Bikila?

Abebe Bikila is commonly listed at 5 ft 9.5 in (177 cm).

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Abebe Bikila’s 5 ft 9.5 in (177 cm) is about average for a US man: about 59 in 100 US men are shorter.

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Abebe Bikila is taller than the average US woman by 6 in (15.8 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Abebe Bikila: 5 ft 9.5 in (177 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Abebe Bikila is taller than the average US man by 0.5 in (1.9 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Abebe Bikila is taller than the average US woman by 6 in (15.8 cm).Abebe Bikila is taller than the average US woman by 6 in (15.8 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Abebe Bikila: 5 ft 9.5 in (177 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Abebe Bikila is taller than the average US man by 0.5 in (1.9 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Abebe Bikila is taller than the average US woman by 6 in (15.8 cm).

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Abebe Bikila beside others

Abebe Bikila is one of the shorter athletes we have heights for: Jorge González (7 ft 7 in) stands 1 ft 9.5 in (54 cm) taller and Allyson Felix (5 ft 6 in) is 3.5 in (9.4 cm) shorter.

  • Lolo Jones: 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm), 0.5 in (1.7 cm) shorter than Abebe Bikila.
  • Kelvin Kiptum: 5 ft 11 in (180 cm), 1 in (3 cm) taller than Abebe Bikila.
  • Emil Zátopek: 5 ft 11.5 in (182 cm), 2 in (5 cm) taller than Abebe Bikila.

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5 ft 9.5 in (177 cm)

A commonly listed height: it appears across many profiles, but none says when or how it was measured, so shoes and rounding may be part of the number.

Photo: Jack de Nijs for Anefo, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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Abebe Bikila, 5 ft 9.5 in (177 cm), drawn to scale beside the average US man, 5 ft 9 in (175 cm), and the average US woman, 5 ft 3.5 in (161 cm)