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Manute Bol

How tall was Manute Bol?

Manute Bol is commonly listed at 7 ft 7 in (231.1 cm).

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Manute Bol’s 7 ft 7 in (231.1 cm) is very tall for a US man: more than 95 in 100 US men are shorter.

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Manute Bol is taller than the average US woman by 2 ft 3.5 in (69.9 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Manute Bol: 7 ft 7 in (231.1 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Manute Bol is taller than the average US man by 1 ft 10 in (56 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Manute Bol is taller than the average US woman by 2 ft 3.5 in (69.9 cm).Manute Bol is taller than the average US woman by 2 ft 3.5 in (69.9 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Manute Bol: 7 ft 7 in (231.1 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Manute Bol is taller than the average US man by 1 ft 10 in (56 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Manute Bol is taller than the average US woman by 2 ft 3.5 in (69.9 cm).

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Manute Bol beside others

Manute Bol is one of the taller basketball players we have heights for: Suleiman Ali Nashnush (8 ft 0.5 in) stands 5.5 in (13.9 cm) taller and Muggsy Bogues (5 ft 3 in) is 2 ft 4 in (71.1 cm) shorter.

  • Shawn Bradley: 7 ft 6 in (228.6 cm), 1 in (2.5 cm) shorter than Manute Bol.
  • Ralph Sampson: 7 ft 4 in (224 cm), 3 in (7.1 cm) shorter than Manute Bol.
  • Boban Marjanović: 7 ft 4 in (223.5 cm), 3 in (7.6 cm) shorter than Manute Bol.

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Where this height comes from

7 ft 7 in (231.1 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: University of Bridgeport - Uncredited photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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MLA“How Tall Was Manute Bol? 7 ft 7 in (231 cm) vs You.” Heightvs, 3 Nov. 2026, heightvs.com/how-tall/manute-bol.
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Manute Bol, 7 ft 7 in (231 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)