How tall is Yao Ming?

Yao Ming's listed height is 229 cm (7'6"). He is taller than about 99% of men in China.

Where 229 cm sits among men in China

Taller than about 99% of men in China born in 1980 (average 169.8 cm).

About Yao Ming

Yao Ming is a Chinese basketball executive and former professional player, born on 12 September 1980 in Shanghai. He began playing for the Shanghai Sharks as a teenager and spent five years on their senior team in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA), winning a championship in his final year.

After negotiating with the CBA and the Sharks for his release, Yao was selected first overall by the Houston Rockets in the 2002 NBA draft. He spent his entire nine-year NBA career with the Rockets, was an eight-time NBA All-Star and was named to the All-NBA Team five times. He announced his retirement in 2011. With the Chinese national team he won the FIBA Asia Cup in 2001, 2003 and 2005, and was tournament MVP each time. He was elected into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in April 2016.

At a listed 229 cm (7'6"), Yao was the NBA's tallest active player in his final season. He later became chairman of the Chinese Basketball Association in 2017, and he also owns Yao Family Wines in Napa Valley, California.

Frequently asked

How tall is Yao Ming in feet and inches? Yao Ming is 7'6" tall, which is 229 cm, 90.2 inches or 2.29 m.

Is Yao Ming tall for men in China? At 229 cm he is taller than about 99% of men in China born in 1980, whose average height is 169.8 cm.

Sources

• Yao Ming on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Yao Ming on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 229 cm.
• Yao Ming 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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