How tall is George Foreman?

George Foreman's listed height was 193 cm (6'4"). He was taller than about 98% of men in the United States.

Where 193 cm sits among men in the United States

Taller than about 98% of men in the United States born in 1949 (average 177 cm).

About George Foreman

George Foreman was an American professional boxer, businessman, minister and author, born on 10 January 1949 in Marshall. He was nicknamed Big George. After a troubled childhood he took up amateur boxing and won a gold medal in the heavyweight division at the 1968 Summer Olympics. He turned professional the next year.

Foreman competed between 1967 and 1997 and was a two-time world heavyweight champion. In 1973 he won the undisputed world heavyweight title with a second-round knockout of the undefeated Joe Frazier, and lost his title to Muhammad Ali in 1974. After becoming an ordained Christian minister he returned to boxing, and in 1994, at age 45, won the unified WBA, IBF and lineal heavyweight titles by knocking out Michael Moorer, becoming the oldest world heavyweight champion in history. He retired in 1997 with 76 wins and 5 losses, and is the namesake of the George Foreman Grill.

Foreman stood a listed 193 cm (6'4"). He died on 21 March 2025.

Frequently asked

How tall is George Foreman in feet and inches? George Foreman was 6'4" tall, which is 193 cm, 76 inches or 1.93 m.

Is George Foreman tall for men in the United States? At 193 cm he was taller than about 98% of men in the United States born in 1949, whose average height is 177 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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