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Kelvin Kiptum

How tall was Kelvin Kiptum?

Kelvin Kiptum is commonly listed at 5 ft 11 in (180 cm).

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Kelvin Kiptum’s 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) is a little above average for a US man: about 74 in 100 US men are shorter.

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Kelvin Kiptum is taller than the average US woman by 7.5 in (18.8 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Kelvin Kiptum: 5 ft 11 in (180 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Kelvin Kiptum is taller than the average US man by 2 in (4.9 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Kelvin Kiptum is taller than the average US woman by 7.5 in (18.8 cm).Kelvin Kiptum is taller than the average US woman by 7.5 in (18.8 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Kelvin Kiptum: 5 ft 11 in (180 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Kelvin Kiptum is taller than the average US man by 2 in (4.9 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Kelvin Kiptum is taller than the average US woman by 7.5 in (18.8 cm).

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Kelvin Kiptum beside others

Kelvin Kiptum is in the middle of the 20 athletes we have heights for: Jorge González (7 ft 7 in) stands 1 ft 8 in (51 cm) taller and Allyson Felix (5 ft 6 in) is 5 in (12.4 cm) shorter.

  • Emil Zátopek: 5 ft 11.5 in (182 cm), 1 in (2 cm) taller than Kelvin Kiptum.
  • Abebe Bikila: 5 ft 9.5 in (177 cm), 1 in (3 cm) shorter than Kelvin Kiptum.
  • Lolo Jones: 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm), 2 in (4.7 cm) shorter than Kelvin Kiptum.

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5 ft 11 in (180 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: Katie Chan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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Kelvin Kiptum, 5 ft 11 in (180 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)