7 ft 10.5 in (240 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
How tall was Josef Drásal?
Josef Drásal is commonly listed at 7 ft 10.5 in (240 cm).
The tallest man on record from what is now the Czech Republic. Measurements of his skeleton are often given as 242 cm.
Josef Drásal’s 7 ft 10.5 in (240 cm) is very tall for a US man: more than 95 in 100 US men are shorter.
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Josef Drásal beside others
Josef Drásal is one of the 29 record holders we have heights for: Robert Wadlow (8 ft 11 in) stands 1 ft 0.5 in (32 cm) taller and Mikel Ruffinelli (5 ft 4 in) is 2 ft 6.5 in (78 cm) shorter.
- Anna Haining Bates: 7 ft 11 in (241 cm), 0.4 in (1 cm) taller than Josef Drásal.
- Patrick Cotter O'Brien: 8 ft 0 in (244 cm), 1.5 in (4 cm) taller than Josef Drásal.
- William Bradley: 7 ft 9 in (236 cm), 1.5 in (4 cm) shorter than Josef Drásal.
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