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Emil Zátopek

How tall was Emil Zátopek?

Emil Zátopek is commonly listed at 5 ft 11.5 in (182 cm).

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Emil Zátopek’s 5 ft 11.5 in (182 cm) is a little above average for a US man: about 82 in 100 US men are shorter.

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Emil Zátopek is taller than the average US woman by 8 in (20.8 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Emil Zátopek: 5 ft 11.5 in (182 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Emil Zátopek is taller than the average US man by 2.5 in (6.9 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Emil Zátopek is taller than the average US woman by 8 in (20.8 cm).Emil Zátopek is taller than the average US woman by 8 in (20.8 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Emil Zátopek: 5 ft 11.5 in (182 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Emil Zátopek is taller than the average US man by 2.5 in (6.9 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Emil Zátopek is taller than the average US woman by 8 in (20.8 cm).

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Emil Zátopek beside others

Emil Zátopek is in the middle of the 20 athletes we have heights for: Jorge González (7 ft 7 in) stands 1 ft 7.5 in (49 cm) taller and Allyson Felix (5 ft 6 in) is 5.5 in (14.4 cm) shorter.

  • Kelvin Kiptum: 5 ft 11 in (180 cm), 1 in (2 cm) shorter than Emil Zátopek.
  • Jim Thorpe: 6 ft 1 in (185.4 cm), 1.5 in (3.4 cm) taller than Emil Zátopek.
  • Abebe Bikila: 5 ft 9.5 in (177 cm), 2 in (5 cm) shorter than Emil Zátopek.

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Where this height comes from

5 ft 11.5 in (182 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: Roger Rössing, derivative work by MachoCarioca, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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Emil Zátopek, 5 ft 11.5 in (182 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)