How tall is Eric Heiden?

Eric Heiden's listed height is 184 cm (6'0"). He is taller than about 82% of men in the United States.

Where 184 cm sits among men in the United States

Taller than about 82% of men in the United States born in 1958 (average 177.3 cm).

About Eric Heiden

Eric Heiden is an American physician and a former long track speed skater, road cyclist and track cyclist. He was born on 14 June 1958 in Madison. His coach was Dianne Holum.

At the 1980 Winter Olympics, Heiden set four Olympic records and one world record, and won five individual gold medals, more than any other athlete at those Games and more than any nation except the Soviet Union and East Germany. His record of five individual Olympic gold medals at a single Winter Games remains unmatched. He delivered the Athlete's Oath at the same Games. He is the only athlete in the history of speed skating to have won all five events in a single Olympic tournament. In 1999 he ranked No. 46 in ESPN's SportsCentury 50 Greatest Athletes of the 20th Century, the only speed skater on the list.

At a listed 184 cm (6'0"), Heiden won in both sprint and long-distance events, which few speed skaters have done. In 2000 a Dutch newspaper called him the greatest skater ever.

Frequently asked

How tall is Eric Heiden in feet and inches? Eric Heiden is 6'0" tall, which is 184 cm, 72.4 inches or 1.84 m.

Is Eric Heiden tall for men in the United States? At 184 cm he is taller than about 82% of men in the United States born in 1958, whose average height is 177.3 cm.

Sources

• Eric Heiden on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Eric Heiden on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 184 cm.

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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