How tall is Mark Cavendish?

Mark Cavendish's listed height is 175 cm (5'9"). He is taller than about 35% of men in the United Kingdom.

Where 175 cm sits among men in the United Kingdom

Taller than about 35% of men in the United Kingdom born in 1985 (average 177.7 cm).

About Mark Cavendish

Mark Cavendish is a Manx retired professional cyclist, born on 21 May 1985 in Douglas. As a track cyclist he specialised in the madison, points race and scratch race, and as a road racer he was a sprinter. He is widely considered one of the greatest road sprinters of all time.

On the track Cavendish won madison gold at the 2005 and 2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships for Great Britain, and won a third world title with Bradley Wiggins in 2016, as well as an individual silver medal in the omnium at the 2016 Summer Olympics. On the road he turned professional in 2005 and won 35 Tour de France stages from 2008 to 2024, the most on the all-time list. He won the 2011 Road World Championships men's road race and the points classification in all three Grand Tours. He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2024.

Cavendish is listed at 175 cm (5'9").

Frequently asked

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

Is Mark Cavendish tall for men in the United Kingdom? At 175 cm he is taller than about 35% of men in the United Kingdom born in 1985, whose average height is 177.7 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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