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How tall was Don Koehler?

Don Koehler is commonly listed at 8 ft 2 in (249 cm).

Guinness World Records listed him as the tallest living man for most of the 1970s.

Don Koehler’s 8 ft 2 in (249 cm) is very tall for a US man: more than 95 in 100 US men are shorter.

Where your height falls

Don Koehler is taller than the average US woman by 2 ft 10.5 in (87.8 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Don Koehler: 8 ft 2 in (249 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Don Koehler is taller than the average US man by 2 ft 5 in (73.9 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Don Koehler is taller than the average US woman by 2 ft 10.5 in (87.8 cm).Don Koehler is taller than the average US woman by 2 ft 10.5 in (87.8 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Don Koehler: 8 ft 2 in (249 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Don Koehler is taller than the average US man by 2 ft 5 in (73.9 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Don Koehler is taller than the average US woman by 2 ft 10.5 in (87.8 cm).

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Don Koehler beside others

Don Koehler is one of the 29 record holders we have heights for: Robert Wadlow (8 ft 11 in) stands 9 in (23 cm) taller and Mikel Ruffinelli (5 ft 4 in) is 2 ft 10.5 in (87 cm) shorter.

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Where this height comes from

8 ft 2 in (249 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

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Don Koehler, 8 ft 2 in (249 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)