How tall is Max Schmeling?
Max Schmeling's listed height was 185 cm (6'1"). He was taller than about 99% of men in Germany.
Where 185 cm sits among men in Germany
Taller than about 99% of men in Germany born in 1905 (average 168.4 cm).
About Max Schmeling
Maximilian Adolph Otto Siegfried Schmeling, known as Max Schmeling, was a German boxer. He was born on 28 September 1905 in Klein Luckow and died on 2 February 2005, aged 99. He began his professional career in 1924 and went to the United States in 1928, where a ninth-round technical knockout of Johnny Risko made him a sensation.
Schmeling was heavyweight champion of the world between 1930 and 1932. In 1930 he won the vacant title by disqualification after Jack Sharkey knocked him down with a low blow, the only time a boxer has won the heavyweight championship on a foul. He retained it in 1931 against Young Stribling and lost it to Sharkey in 1932. In 1936 he knocked out Joe Louis, but Louis won their 1938 rematch by TKO in the first round. He served with the German Air Force as a paratrooper in World War II and retired permanently in 1948.
Schmeling stood at a listed 185 cm (6'1"). He worked for The Coca-Cola Company after boxing and remained friends with Louis until Louis died in 1981.
Frequently asked
How tall is Max Schmeling in feet and inches? Max Schmeling was 6'1" tall, which is 185 cm, 72.8 inches or 1.85 m.
Is Max Schmeling tall for men in Germany? At 185 cm he was taller than about 99% of men in Germany born in 1905, whose average height is 168.4 cm.
Sources
- Max Schmeling on Wikipedia — biography and career.
- Max Schmeling on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 185 cm.
- Max Schmeling 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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