How tall is Johnny Weissmuller?
Johnny Weissmuller's listed height was 191 cm (6'3"). He was taller than about 99% of men in Hungary.
Where 191 cm sits among men in Hungary
Taller than about 99% of men in Hungary born in 1904 (average 167.5 cm).
About Johnny Weissmuller
Johnny Weissmuller was an American Olympic swimmer, water polo player and actor. He was born Johann Peter Weißmüller on 2 June 1904 in Freidorf. He died on 20 January 1984.
Weissmuller set world records and won five gold medals at the Olympics. He won the 100 m freestyle and the 4 x 200 m relay at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris and the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. He also won gold in the 400 m freestyle, and a bronze medal in the water polo competition in Paris. After he retired from swimming, he played Edgar Rice Burroughs's Tarzan in twelve feature films from 1932 to 1948. Six were produced by MGM and six by RKO. He then starred in sixteen Jungle Jim movies over an eight-year period, and filmed 26 additional half-hour episodes of the Jungle Jim TV series.
Weissmuller stood a listed 191 cm (6'3"). He was a three-sport figure, working as a swimmer, water polo player and actor across his career, and died on 20 January 1984.
Frequently asked
How tall is Johnny Weissmuller in feet and inches? Johnny Weissmuller was 6'3" tall, which is 191 cm, 75.2 inches or 1.91 m.
Is Johnny Weissmuller tall for men in Hungary? At 191 cm he was taller than about 99% of men in Hungary born in 1904, whose average height is 167.5 cm.
Sources
- Johnny Weissmuller on Wikipedia — biography and career.
- Johnny Weissmuller on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 191 cm.
- Johnny Weissmuller 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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