How tall is Ingemar Johansson?
Ingemar Johansson's listed height was 184 cm (6'0"). He was taller than about 88% of men in Sweden.
Where 184 cm sits among men in Sweden
Taller than about 88% of men in Sweden born in 1932 (average 175.9 cm).
About Ingemar Johansson
Ingemar Johansson was a Swedish professional boxer who competed from 1952 to 1963. He was born on 22 September 1932 in Gothenburg and was known as Ingo. As an amateur he won a silver medal in the heavyweight division at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
As a professional, Johansson held the EBU European Heavyweight Champion title twice, from 1956 to 1958 and from 1962 to 1963. He won the world heavyweight title in 1959 by defeating Floyd Patterson with a third-round stoppage, after flooring him seven times in that round, and he held the title until 1960. He was the fifth heavyweight champion born outside the United States. The win earned him the Hickok Belt, the Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year award and Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year. He named his right fist toonder and lightning, and in 2003 The Ring magazine ranked him No. 99 on its list of the 100 greatest punchers of all time.
Johansson stood a listed 184 cm (6'0"). He died on 30 January 2009.
Frequently asked
How tall is Ingemar Johansson in feet and inches? Ingemar Johansson was 6'0" tall, which is 184 cm, 72.4 inches or 1.84 m.
Is Ingemar Johansson tall for men in Sweden? At 184 cm he was taller than about 88% of men in Sweden born in 1932, whose average height is 175.9 cm.
Sources
- Ingemar Johansson on Wikipedia — biography and career.
- Ingemar Johansson on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 184 cm.
- Ingemar Johansson 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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