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Hakeem Olajuwon

How tall is Hakeem Olajuwon?

Hakeem Olajuwon is commonly listed at 7 ft 0 in (213.4 cm).

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Hakeem Olajuwon’s 7 ft 0 in (213.4 cm) is very tall for a US man: more than 95 in 100 US men are shorter.

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Hakeem Olajuwon is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 8.5 in (52.2 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Hakeem Olajuwon: 7 ft 0 in (213.4 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Hakeem Olajuwon is taller than the average US man by 1 ft 3 in (38.3 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Hakeem Olajuwon is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 8.5 in (52.2 cm).Hakeem Olajuwon is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 8.5 in (52.2 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Hakeem Olajuwon: 7 ft 0 in (213.4 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Hakeem Olajuwon is taller than the average US man by 1 ft 3 in (38.3 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Hakeem Olajuwon is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 8.5 in (52.2 cm).

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Hakeem Olajuwon beside others

Hakeem Olajuwon is one of the taller basketball players we have heights for: Suleiman Ali Nashnush (8 ft 0.5 in) stands 1 ft 0.5 in (31.6 cm) taller and Muggsy Bogues (5 ft 3 in) is 1 ft 9 in (53.3 cm) shorter.

  • Kevin Durant: 6 ft 11 in (211 cm), 1 in (2.4 cm) shorter than Hakeem Olajuwon.
  • Dikembe Mutombo: 7 ft 2 in (218.4 cm), 2 in (5.1 cm) taller than Hakeem Olajuwon.
  • Dwight Howard: 6 ft 10 in (208.3 cm), 2 in (5.1 cm) shorter than Hakeem Olajuwon.

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Where this height comes from

7 ft 0 in (213.4 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: U.S. Department of State, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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Hakeem Olajuwon, 7 ft 0 in (213 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)