7 ft 1 in (215.9 cm)
A commonly listed height, as Wikipedia gives it, with no date or method, so shoes and rounding may be part of the number.
Source: Wikipedia
David Robinson is commonly listed at 7 ft 1 in (215.9 cm).
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David Robinson’s 7 ft 1 in (215.9 cm) is very tall for a US man: more than 95 in 100 US men are shorter.
David Robinson is one of the taller basketball players we have heights for: Suleiman Ali Nashnush (8 ft 0.5 in) stands 11.5 in (29.1 cm) taller and Muggsy Bogues (5 ft 3 in) is 1 ft 10 in (55.9 cm) shorter.
A commonly listed height, as Wikipedia gives it, with no date or method, so shoes and rounding may be part of the number.
Source: Wikipedia
Photo: Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley, U.S. Navy, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.
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