How tall is Egan Bernal?

Egan Bernal's listed height is 175 cm (5'9"). He is taller than about 78% of men in Colombia.

Where 175 cm sits among men in Colombia

Taller than about 78% of men in Colombia born in 1997 (average 169.5 cm).

About Egan Bernal

Egan Bernal is a Colombian professional cyclist, born on 13 January 1997. He was born in Bogotá and raised in the nearby town of Zipaquirá, the eldest child of Germán, who worked at the Salt Cathedral, and Flor, who worked at a flower factory. His father was an amateur cyclist, and Bernal began riding a second-hand bicycle at the age of five.

At nine he entered and won a local race in Zipaquirá, and he first focused on mountain biking, winning races in Brazil, Costa Rica and the United States. He won a silver medal in 2014 and a bronze in 2015 at the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in the junior cross-country event. He won the 2019 Tour de France, becoming the first Latin American rider to do so and the youngest winner since 1909. Two years later he took the 2021 Giro d'Italia. He now rides for the UCI WorldTeam Netcompany-Ineos.

At a listed 175 cm (5'9"), Bernal was involved in a serious crash in 2022 and returned to racing in 2023.

Frequently asked

How tall is Egan Bernal in feet and inches? Egan Bernal is 5'9" tall, which is 175 cm, 68.9 inches or 1.75 m.

Is Egan Bernal tall for men in Colombia? At 175 cm he is taller than about 78% of men in Colombia born in 1997, whose average height is 169.5 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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