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Wilt Chamberlain

How tall was Wilt Chamberlain?

Wilt Chamberlain is commonly listed at 7 ft 1 in (215.9 cm).

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Wilt Chamberlain’s 7 ft 1 in (215.9 cm) is very tall for a US man: more than 95 in 100 US men are shorter.

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Wilt Chamberlain is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 9.5 in (54.7 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Wilt Chamberlain: 7 ft 1 in (215.9 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Wilt Chamberlain is taller than the average US man by 1 ft 4 in (40.8 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Wilt Chamberlain is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 9.5 in (54.7 cm).Wilt Chamberlain is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 9.5 in (54.7 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Wilt Chamberlain: 7 ft 1 in (215.9 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Wilt Chamberlain is taller than the average US man by 1 ft 4 in (40.8 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Wilt Chamberlain is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 9.5 in (54.7 cm).

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Wilt Chamberlain beside others

Wilt Chamberlain is one of the taller basketball players we have heights for: Suleiman Ali Nashnush (8 ft 0.5 in) stands 11.5 in (29.1 cm) taller and Muggsy Bogues (5 ft 3 in) is 1 ft 10 in (55.9 cm) shorter.

Also listed at 7 ft 1 in: Shaquille O'Neal and Robert Parish.

  • Pau Gasol: 7 ft 0 in (213.4 cm), 1 in (2.5 cm) shorter than Wilt Chamberlain.

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Where this height comes from

7 ft 1 in (215.9 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: Fred Palumbo, World Telegram staff photographer, derivative work by JoeJohnson2, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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Wilt Chamberlain, 7 ft 1 in (216 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)