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Mike Mentzer

How tall was Mike Mentzer?

Mike Mentzer is commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).

A figure repeated without a date or a measurement. Where this height comes from

Mike Mentzer’s 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm) is a little below average for a US man: about 38 in 100 US men are shorter.

Where your height fallsEveryone about 5 ft 8 in

The average US man is taller than the average US woman by 5.5 in (13.9 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Mike Mentzer: 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm). The average US man is taller than Mike Mentzer by 1 in (2.4 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). The average US man is taller than the average US woman by 5.5 in (13.9 cm).The average US man is taller than the average US woman by 5.5 in (13.9 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Mike Mentzer: 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm). The average US man is taller than Mike Mentzer by 1 in (2.4 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). The average US man is taller than the average US woman by 5.5 in (13.9 cm).

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Mike Mentzer beside others

Mike Mentzer is one of the shorter bodybuilders we have heights for: Olivier Richters (7 ft 2 in) stands 1 ft 6 in (45.3 cm) taller and Lee Priest (5 ft 4 in) is 4 in (9.7 cm) shorter.

  • Frank Zane: 5 ft 9 in (175 cm), 1 in (2.3 cm) taller than Mike Mentzer.
  • Phil Heath: 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm), 1 in (2.5 cm) taller than Mike Mentzer.
  • Jay Cutler (bodybuilder): 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm), 1 in (2.5 cm) taller than Mike Mentzer.

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Where this height comes from

5 ft 8 in (172.7 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: Qalamarchuk, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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Mike Mentzer, 5 ft 8 in (173 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)