How tall is Tom Daley?

Tom Daley is commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).

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Tom Daley’s 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) is a little below average for a US man: about 39 in 100 US men are shorter.

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Tom Daley beside others

Tom Daley is one of the shorter athletes we have heights for: Jorge González (7 ft 7 in) stands 1 ft 11 in (58 cm) taller and Allyson Felix (5 ft 6 in) is 2 in (5.4 cm) shorter.

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5 ft 8 in (173 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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Tom Daley, 5 ft 8 in (173 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)