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Shawn Bradley

How tall is Shawn Bradley?

Shawn Bradley is commonly listed at 7 ft 6 in (228.6 cm).

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Shawn Bradley’s 7 ft 6 in (228.6 cm) is very tall for a US man: more than 95 in 100 US men are shorter.

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Shawn Bradley is taller than the average US woman by 2 ft 2.5 in (67.4 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Shawn Bradley: 7 ft 6 in (228.6 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Shawn Bradley is taller than the average US man by 1 ft 9 in (53.5 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Shawn Bradley is taller than the average US woman by 2 ft 2.5 in (67.4 cm).Shawn Bradley is taller than the average US woman by 2 ft 2.5 in (67.4 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Shawn Bradley: 7 ft 6 in (228.6 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Shawn Bradley is taller than the average US man by 1 ft 9 in (53.5 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Shawn Bradley is taller than the average US woman by 2 ft 2.5 in (67.4 cm).

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Shawn Bradley beside others

Shawn Bradley is one of the taller basketball players we have heights for: Suleiman Ali Nashnush (8 ft 0.5 in) stands 6.5 in (16.4 cm) taller and Muggsy Bogues (5 ft 3 in) is 2 ft 3 in (68.6 cm) shorter.

  • Gheorghe Mureșan: 7 ft 7 in (231.1 cm), 1 in (2.5 cm) taller than Shawn Bradley.
  • Manute Bol: 7 ft 7 in (231.1 cm), 1 in (2.5 cm) taller than Shawn Bradley.
  • Boban Marjanović: 7 ft 4 in (223.5 cm), 2 in (5.1 cm) shorter than Shawn Bradley.

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Where this height comes from

7 ft 6 in (228.6 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: Dustin Senger / Portfolio Area Support Group Qatar Public Affairs Office, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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Shawn Bradley, 7 ft 6 in (229 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)