How tall is Wilt Chamberlain?
Wilt Chamberlain's listed height was 216 cm (7'1"). He was taller than about 99% of men in the United States.
Where 216 cm sits among men in the United States
Taller than about 99% of men in the United States born in 1936 (average 176 cm).
About Wilt Chamberlain
Wilt Chamberlain was an American professional basketball player, born on 21 August 1936 in Philadelphia. He died on 12 October 1999. In college he played for the Kansas Jayhawks, and lost the national championship game to the North Carolina Tar Heels in triple overtime in his sophomore year. He also played for the Harlem Globetrotters before joining the NBA.
Chamberlain played center in the NBA for 14 seasons with the Philadelphia / San Francisco Warriors, the Philadelphia 76ers and the Los Angeles Lakers. He won the 1967 NBA Finals with the 76ers and a second championship with the 1972 Lakers. He held 72 NBA records and remains the only player to score 100 points in a single game. He was enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1978.
At a listed 216 cm (7'1"), Chamberlain stood out from his high school days, and sportswriters gave him several nicknames that drew attention to his height. He disliked the ones that portrayed his height negatively, such as Wilt the Stilt and Goliath, and preferred the Big Dipper.
Frequently asked
How tall is Wilt Chamberlain in feet and inches? Wilt Chamberlain was 7'1" tall, which is 216 cm, 85 inches or 2.16 m.
Is Wilt Chamberlain tall for men in the United States? At 216 cm he was taller than about 99% of men in the United States born in 1936, whose average height is 176 cm.
Sources
- Wilt Chamberlain on Wikipedia — biography and career.
- Wilt Chamberlain on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 216 cm.
- Wilt Chamberlain 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.