How tall was Chris Kyle?

Chris Kyle is commonly listed at 6 ft 2 in (188 cm).

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Chris Kyle’s 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) is very tall for a US man: more than 95 in 100 US men are shorter.

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Chris Kyle beside others

Chris Kyle is one of the taller writers we have heights for: Peter Freuchen (6 ft 7 in) stands 5 in (13 cm) taller and Lorenz Hart (5 ft 0 in) is 1 ft 2 in (36 cm) shorter.

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6 ft 2 in (188 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.

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Chris Kyle, 6 ft 2 in (188 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)