7 ft 8.5 in (235 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
Ri Myung-hun is commonly listed at 7 ft 8.5 in (235 cm).
A former player for the North Korean national basketball team.
Ri Myung-hun’s 7 ft 8.5 in (235 cm) is very tall for a US man: more than 95 in 100 US men are shorter.
Ri Myung-hun is one of the taller basketball players we have heights for: Suleiman Ali Nashnush (8 ft 0.5 in) stands 4 in (10 cm) taller and Muggsy Bogues (5 ft 3 in) is 2 ft 5.5 in (75 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: Voice of America, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.
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| APA | Heightvs. (2026, November 3). Ri Myung-hun height: 7 ft 8.5 in (235 cm), drawn beside you. https://heightvs.com/how-tall/ri-myung-hun |
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| MLA | “Ri Myung-hun Height: 7 ft 8.5 in (235 cm), Drawn Beside You.” Heightvs, 3 Nov. 2026, heightvs.com/how-tall/ri-myung-hun. |
| Chicago | “Ri Myung-hun Height: 7 ft 8.5 in (235 cm), Drawn Beside You.” Heightvs. Last modified November 3, 2026. https://heightvs.com/how-tall/ri-myung-hun. |
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