How tall is Hakeem Olajuwon?
Hakeem Olajuwon's listed height is 213 cm (7'0"). He is taller than about 99% of men in Nigeria.
Where 213 cm sits among men in Nigeria
Taller than about 99% of men in Nigeria born in 1963 (average 168.3 cm).
About Hakeem Olajuwon
Hakeem Olajuwon is a Nigerian and American former professional basketball player, born on 21 January 1963 in Lagos. He is nicknamed the Dream. He travelled from Nigeria to play for the University of Houston under head coach Guy Lewis, and his college career with the Cougars included three trips to the Final Four.
The Houston Rockets drafted Olajuwon first overall in the 1984 NBA draft, and he played 18 NBA seasons, primarily with them. With Ralph Sampson he formed a duo dubbed the Twin Towers, and they led the Rockets to the 1986 NBA Finals. He later won two NBA championships, was a two-time NBA Finals MVP and a two-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year, and was the 1994 NBA MVP. He was a member of the 1996 United States Olympic gold medal team and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008.
At a listed 213 cm (7'0"), Olajuwon ended his career as the league's all-time leader in blocks, with 3,830. He is also one of four NBA players to record a quadruple-double.
Frequently asked
How tall is Hakeem Olajuwon in feet and inches? Hakeem Olajuwon is 7'0" tall, which is 213 cm, 83.9 inches or 2.13 m.
Is Hakeem Olajuwon tall for men in Nigeria? At 213 cm he is taller than about 99% of men in Nigeria born in 1963, whose average height is 168.3 cm.
Sources
- Hakeem Olajuwon on Wikipedia — biography and career.
- Hakeem Olajuwon on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 213 cm.
- Hakeem Olajuwon on TMDB — filmography and co-stars.
Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Celebrity heights are based on widely reported public figures and can vary slightly between sources.