How tall is Karl Malone?

Karl Malone is commonly listed at 6 ft 9 in (206 cm).

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Karl Malone’s 6 ft 9 in (206 cm) is very tall for a US man: more than 95 in 100 US men are shorter.

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Karl Malone beside others

Karl Malone is in the middle of the 158 basketball players we have heights for: Suleiman Ali Nashnush (8 ft 0.5 in) stands 1 ft 3.5 in (39 cm) taller and Muggsy Bogues (5 ft 3 in) is 1 ft 6 in (46 cm) shorter.

Also listed at 6 ft 9 in: Carlos Boozer, LeBron James and Magic Johnson.

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6 ft 9 in (206 cm)

A commonly listed height: it appears across many profiles, but none says when or how it was measured, so shoes and rounding may be part of the number.

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Karl Malone, 6 ft 9 in (206 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)