Dražen Petrović

How tall was Dražen Petrović?

Dražen Petrović is commonly listed at 6 ft 5 in (196 cm).

FIBA’s listing, with no date or measurement published. Where this height comes from

Dražen Petrović’s 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) is very tall for a US man: more than 95 in 100 US men are shorter.

Dražen Petrović is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 1.5 in (34.8 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Dražen Petrović: 6 ft 5 in (196 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Dražen Petrović is taller than the average US man by 8 in (20.9 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Dražen Petrović is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 1.5 in (34.8 cm).Dražen Petrović is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 1.5 in (34.8 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Dražen Petrović: 6 ft 5 in (196 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Dražen Petrović is taller than the average US man by 8 in (20.9 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Dražen Petrović is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 1.5 in (34.8 cm).

Dražen Petrović beside others

Dražen Petrović is in the middle of the 158 basketball players we have heights for: Suleiman Ali Nashnush (8 ft 0.5 in) stands 1 ft 7.5 in (49 cm) taller and Muggsy Bogues (5 ft 3 in) is 1 ft 2 in (36 cm) shorter.

Also listed at 6 ft 5 in: James Harden.

  • Vince Carter: 6 ft 6 in (198 cm), 1 in (2 cm) taller than Dražen Petrović.
  • Carmelo Anthony: 6 ft 7 in (200.7 cm), 2 in (4.7 cm) taller than Dražen Petrović.

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Where this height comes from

6 ft 5 in (196 cm)

A commonly listed height, as FIBA gives it, with no date or method, so shoes and rounding may be part of the number.

Source: FIBA

Photo: Cavic = Steve Lipofsky, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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Dražen Petrović, 6 ft 5 in (196 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)