8 ft 1 in (246 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
Morteza Mehrzad is commonly listed at 8 ft 1 in (246 cm).
The tallest man in Iran, and a three-time Paralympic champion in sitting volleyball (2016, 2020 and 2024).
Morteza Mehrzad’s 8 ft 1 in (246 cm) is very tall for a US man: more than 95 in 100 US men are shorter.
Morteza Mehrzad is the tallest of the 7 volleyball players we have heights for: Anna Smrek (6 ft 8.5 in) is next, 1 ft 4 in (41 cm) shorter.
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: Hossein Khosravi, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.
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