5 ft 2 in (157 cm)
A commonly listed height, as Wikipedia gives it, with no date or method, so shoes and rounding may be part of the number.
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How tall was Yuri Gagarin?
Yuri Gagarin is commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (157 cm).
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Yuri Gagarin’s 5 ft 2 in (157 cm) is very short for a US man: fewer than 5 in 100 US men are shorter.
Also listed: 5 ft 5 in (165 cm).
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Yuri Gagarin beside others
Yuri Gagarin is the shortest of the 2 astronauts we have heights for: Neil Armstrong (5 ft 11 in) is next, 9 in (23 cm) taller.
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5 ft 2 in (158 cm)
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