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How tall is Elaine Thompson-Herah?

Elaine Thompson-Herah is commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).

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Elaine Thompson-Herah’s 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) is a little above average for a US woman: about 83 in 100 US women are shorter.

Where your height fallsEveryone about 5 ft 6 in

The average US man is taller than the average US woman by 5.5 in (13.9 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Elaine Thompson-Herah: 5 ft 6 in (168 cm). The average US man is taller than Elaine Thompson-Herah by 3 in (7.1 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). The average US man is taller than the average US woman by 5.5 in (13.9 cm).The average US man is taller than the average US woman by 5.5 in (13.9 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Elaine Thompson-Herah: 5 ft 6 in (168 cm). The average US man is taller than Elaine Thompson-Herah by 3 in (7.1 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). The average US man is taller than the average US woman by 5.5 in (13.9 cm).

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Elaine Thompson-Herah beside others

Elaine Thompson-Herah is one of the shorter athletes we have heights for: Jorge González (7 ft 7 in) stands 2 ft 1 in (63 cm) taller and Allyson Felix (5 ft 6 in) is 0.1 in (0.4 cm) shorter.

Also listed at 5 ft 6 in: Allyson Felix.

  • Lolo Jones: 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm), 3 in (7.3 cm) taller than Elaine Thompson-Herah.
  • Abebe Bikila: 5 ft 9.5 in (177 cm), 3.5 in (9 cm) taller than Elaine Thompson-Herah.

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5 ft 6 in (168 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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Elaine Thompson-Herah, 5 ft 6 in (168 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)