Simone Biles

How tall is Simone Biles?

Simone Biles is commonly listed at 4 ft 8 in (142 cm).

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

Simone Biles’s 4 ft 8 in (142 cm) is very short for a US woman: fewer than 5 in 100 US women are shorter.

The average US man is taller than Simone Biles by 1 ft 1 in (33.1 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Simone Biles: 4 ft 8 in (142 cm). The average US man is taller than Simone Biles by 1 ft 1 in (33.1 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 Simone Biles by 1 ft 1 in (33.1 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Simone Biles: 4 ft 8 in (142 cm). The average US man is taller than Simone Biles by 1 ft 1 in (33.1 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).

Simone Biles beside others

Simone Biles is the shortest of the 5 gymnasts we have heights for: Shawn Johnson East (4 ft 11 in) is next, 3 in (7.9 cm) taller.

  • Jordan Chiles: 4 ft 11 in (149.9 cm), 3 in (7.9 cm) taller than Simone Biles.
  • Olga Korbut: 5 ft 0 in (152 cm), 4 in (10 cm) taller than Simone Biles.
  • McKayla Maroney: 5 ft 3 in (160 cm), 7 in (18 cm) taller than Simone Biles.

Where this height comes from

4 ft 8 in (142 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

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Simone Biles, 4 ft 8 in (142 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)