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Ralph Sampson

How tall is Ralph Sampson?

Ralph Sampson is commonly listed at 7 ft 4 in (224 cm).

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Ralph Sampson’s 7 ft 4 in (224 cm) is very tall for a US man: more than 95 in 100 US men are shorter.

Where your height fallsEveryone about 7 ft 4 in

Ralph Sampson is taller than the average US woman by 2 ft 0.5 in (62.8 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Ralph Sampson: 7 ft 4 in (224 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Ralph Sampson is taller than the average US man by 1 ft 7.5 in (48.9 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Ralph Sampson is taller than the average US woman by 2 ft 0.5 in (62.8 cm).Ralph Sampson is taller than the average US woman by 2 ft 0.5 in (62.8 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Ralph Sampson: 7 ft 4 in (224 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Ralph Sampson is taller than the average US man by 1 ft 7.5 in (48.9 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Ralph Sampson is taller than the average US woman by 2 ft 0.5 in (62.8 cm).

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Ralph Sampson beside others

Ralph Sampson is one of the taller basketball players we have heights for: Suleiman Ali Nashnush (8 ft 0.5 in) stands 8.5 in (21 cm) taller and Muggsy Bogues (5 ft 3 in) is 2 ft 1 in (64 cm) shorter.

  • Yao Ming: 7 ft 6 in (228.6 cm), 2 in (4.6 cm) taller than Ralph Sampson.
  • Dikembe Mutombo: 7 ft 2 in (218.4 cm), 2 in (5.6 cm) shorter than Ralph Sampson.
  • Gheorghe Mureșan: 7 ft 7 in (231.1 cm), 3 in (7.1 cm) taller than Ralph Sampson.

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Where this height comes from

7 ft 4 in (224 cm)

A commonly listed height: it appears across many profiles, but none says when or how it was measured, so shoes and rounding may be part of the number.

Photo: USDAgov, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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Ralph Sampson, 7 ft 4 in (224 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)