How tall was Suleiman Ali Nashnush?

Suleiman Ali Nashnush is commonly listed at 8 ft 0.5 in (245 cm).

A Libyan basketball player whom Guinness World Records once listed as the tallest man.

Suleiman Ali Nashnush’s 8 ft 0.5 in (245 cm) is very tall for a US man: more than 95 in 100 US men are shorter.

Suleiman Ali Nashnush is taller than the average US woman by 2 ft 9 in (83.8 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Suleiman Ali Nashnush: 8 ft 0.5 in (245 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Suleiman Ali Nashnush is taller than the average US man by 2 ft 3.5 in (69.9 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Suleiman Ali Nashnush is taller than the average US woman by 2 ft 9 in (83.8 cm).Suleiman Ali Nashnush is taller than the average US woman by 2 ft 9 in (83.8 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Suleiman Ali Nashnush: 8 ft 0.5 in (245 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Suleiman Ali Nashnush is taller than the average US man by 2 ft 3.5 in (69.9 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Suleiman Ali Nashnush is taller than the average US woman by 2 ft 9 in (83.8 cm).

Suleiman Ali Nashnush beside others

Suleiman Ali Nashnush is the tallest of the 158 basketball players we have heights for: Olivier Rioux (7 ft 9 in) is next, 3.5 in (8.8 cm) shorter.

  • Olivier Rioux: 7 ft 9 in (236.2 cm), 3.5 in (8.8 cm) shorter than Suleiman Ali Nashnush.
  • Sun Mingming: 7 ft 9 in (236 cm), 3.5 in (9 cm) shorter than Suleiman Ali Nashnush.
  • Abiodun Adegoke: 7 ft 9 in (236 cm), 3.5 in (9 cm) shorter than Suleiman Ali Nashnush.

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8 ft 0.5 in (245 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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Suleiman Ali Nashnush, 8 ft 0.5 in (245 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)