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Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson

How tall is Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson?

Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, known as Hafthor Bjornsson, is commonly listed at 6 ft 8.5 in (205 cm).

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Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson’s 6 ft 8.5 in (205 cm) is very tall for a US man: more than 95 in 100 US men are shorter.

Where your height fallsEveryone about 6 ft 9 in

Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 5 in (43.8 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson: 6 ft 8.5 in (205 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson is taller than the average US man by 12 in (29.9 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 5 in (43.8 cm).Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 5 in (43.8 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson: 6 ft 8.5 in (205 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson is taller than the average US man by 12 in (29.9 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 5 in (43.8 cm).

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Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson beside others

Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson is one of the taller strongmen we have heights for: Angus MacAskill (7 ft 9 in) stands 1 ft 0 in (31 cm) taller and Eddie Hall (6 ft 2 in) is 6.5 in (17 cm) shorter.

  • Eddie Hall: 6 ft 2 in (188 cm), 6.5 in (17 cm) shorter than Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson.
  • Robert Oberst: 6 ft 7 in (200.7 cm), 1.5 in (4.3 cm) shorter than Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson.
  • Brian Shaw: 6 ft 6¾ in (200 cm), 2 in (5 cm) shorter than Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson.

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6 ft 8.5 in (205 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: Paula R. Lively from Zanesville, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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APAHeightvs. (2026, November 3). How tall is Hafthor Bjornsson? Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson: 6 ft 8.5 in (205 cm). https://heightvs.com/how-tall/haf-or-julius-bjornsson
MLA“How Tall Is Hafthor Bjornsson? Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson: 6 ft 8.5 in (205 cm).” Heightvs, 3 Nov. 2026, heightvs.com/how-tall/haf-or-julius-bjornsson.
Chicago“How Tall Is Hafthor Bjornsson? Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson: 6 ft 8.5 in (205 cm).” Heightvs. Last modified November 3, 2026. https://heightvs.com/how-tall/haf-or-julius-bjornsson.
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Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, 6 ft 8.5 in (205 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)