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Katie Ledecky

How tall is Katie Ledecky?

Katie Ledecky is commonly listed at 6 ft 0 in (182.9 cm).

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Katie Ledecky’s 6 ft 0 in (182.9 cm) is very tall for a US woman: more than 95 in 100 US women are shorter.

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Katie Ledecky is taller than the average US woman by 8.5 in (21.7 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Katie Ledecky: 6 ft 0 in (182.9 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Katie Ledecky is taller than the average US man by 3 in (7.8 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Katie Ledecky is taller than the average US woman by 8.5 in (21.7 cm).Katie Ledecky is taller than the average US woman by 8.5 in (21.7 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Katie Ledecky: 6 ft 0 in (182.9 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Katie Ledecky is taller than the average US man by 3 in (7.8 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Katie Ledecky is taller than the average US woman by 8.5 in (21.7 cm).

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Katie Ledecky beside others

Katie Ledecky is in the middle of the 7 swimmers we have heights for: Michael Phelps (6 ft 4 in) stands 4 in (10.2 cm) taller and Katinka Hosszú (5 ft 9 in) is 3 in (7.9 cm) shorter.

  • Sarah Sjöström: 5 ft 11.5 in (182 cm), 0.3 in (0.9 cm) shorter than Katie Ledecky.
  • Sharron Davies: 5 ft 11 in (180.3 cm), 1 in (2.5 cm) shorter than Katie Ledecky.
  • Léon Marchand: 6 ft 1.5 in (187 cm), 1.5 in (4.1 cm) taller than Katie Ledecky.

Where this height comes from

6 ft 0 in (182.9 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: Mledecky, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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Katie Ledecky, 6 ft 0 in (183 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)