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Dikembe Mutombo

How tall was Dikembe Mutombo?

Dikembe Mutombo is commonly listed at 7 ft 2 in (218.4 cm).

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Dikembe Mutombo’s 7 ft 2 in (218.4 cm) is very tall for a US man: more than 95 in 100 US men are shorter.

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Dikembe Mutombo is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 10.5 in (57.2 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Dikembe Mutombo: 7 ft 2 in (218.4 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Dikembe Mutombo is taller than the average US man by 1 ft 5 in (43.3 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Dikembe Mutombo is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 10.5 in (57.2 cm).Dikembe Mutombo is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 10.5 in (57.2 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Dikembe Mutombo: 7 ft 2 in (218.4 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Dikembe Mutombo is taller than the average US man by 1 ft 5 in (43.3 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Dikembe Mutombo is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 10.5 in (57.2 cm).

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Dikembe Mutombo beside others

Dikembe Mutombo is one of the taller basketball players we have heights for: Suleiman Ali Nashnush (8 ft 0.5 in) stands 10.5 in (26.6 cm) taller and Muggsy Bogues (5 ft 3 in) is 1 ft 11 in (58.4 cm) shorter.

  • Wilt Chamberlain: 7 ft 1 in (215.9 cm), 1 in (2.5 cm) shorter than Dikembe Mutombo.
  • Boban Marjanović: 7 ft 4 in (223.5 cm), 2 in (5.1 cm) taller than Dikembe Mutombo.
  • Patrick Ewing: 7 ft 0 in (213.4 cm), 2 in (5.1 cm) shorter than Dikembe Mutombo.

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Where this height comes from

7 ft 2 in (218.4 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

Photo: Doha Stadium Plus Qatar, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

Compared with Dikembe Mutombo

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MLA“Dikembe Mutombo Height: 7 ft 2 in (218 cm), Drawn Beside You.” Heightvs, 3 Nov. 2026, heightvs.com/how-tall/dikembe-mutombo.
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Dikembe Mutombo, 7 ft 2 in (218 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)