How tall is Karl Malone?

Karl Malone's listed height is 206 cm (6'9"). He is taller than about 99% of men in the United States.

Where 206 cm sits among men in the United States

Taller than about 99% of men in the United States born in 1963 (average 177.3 cm).

About Karl Malone

Karl Malone is an American former professional basketball player, born on 24 July 1963 in Summerfield. He is nicknamed the Mailman. He played college basketball for the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, helping them to their first NCAA tournament in 1984 and to first place in the Southland Conference in 1985.

The Utah Jazz selected Malone 13th overall in the 1985 NBA draft. He played 18 NBA seasons with the Jazz and spent his last season with the Los Angeles Lakers. With his teammate John Stockton he led the Jazz to two NBA Finals, in 1997 and 1998, losing both times to the Chicago Bulls. His 36,928 career points rank third all-time in NBA history, and he holds the records for most free throws made and attempted.

At a listed 206 cm (6'9"), Malone won Olympic gold medals with the United States national team in 1992 and 1996. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010 twice, for his individual career and as a member of the 1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team.

Frequently asked

How tall is Karl Malone in feet and inches? Karl Malone is 6'9" tall, which is 206 cm, 81.1 inches or 2.06 m.

Is Karl Malone tall for men in the United States? At 206 cm he is taller than about 99% of men in the United States born in 1963, whose average height is 177.3 cm.

Sources

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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