How tall is Ao Tanaka?

Ao Tanaka's listed height is 177 cm (5'10"). He is taller than about 86% of men in Japan.

Where 177 cm sits among men in Japan

Taller than about 86% of men in Japan born in 1998 (average 170.8 cm).

Tanaka next to his teammates

Shintaro Kurumaya is 1 cm taller than Ao Tanaka (178 cm), teammate at Japan men's national football team since 2019.

Yu Kobayashi is the same height than Ao Tanaka (177 cm), teammate at Japan men's national football team since 2019.

Ryōta Ōshima is 9 cm shorter than Ao Tanaka (168 cm), teammate at Japan men's national football team since 2019.

About Ao Tanaka

Ao Tanaka is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Leeds United and the Japan national team. He was born on 10 September 1998 in the Miyamae-ku ward of Kawasaki. His parents named him Ao, the Japanese word for blue, because the sky was so blue on the day he was born.

Tanaka started playing football in kindergarten and also took part in gymnastics, but football was the activity he enjoyed most. He practised by kicking a ball against a wall alone in a park. He entered Saginuma Elementary School and joined its football club, Saginuma SC, whose coach later recalled how ambitious he was as a young boy.

At a listed 177 cm (5'10"), Tanaka is 1 cm shorter than Shintaro Kurumaya, who is listed at 178 cm (5'10") and has been his teammate with the Japan men's national football team since 2019. Yu Kobayashi, also a Japan teammate since 2019, has the same listed height. Ryōta Ōshima, listed at 168 cm (5'6"), is 9 cm shorter than Tanaka.

Frequently asked

How tall is Ao Tanaka in feet and inches? Ao Tanaka is 5'10" tall, which is 177 cm, 69.7 inches or 1.77 m.

How tall is Ao Tanaka compared to Shintaro Kurumaya? Shintaro Kurumaya is 1 cm taller than Ao Tanaka: 178 cm (5'10") vs 177 cm (5'10").

How tall is Ao Tanaka compared to Yu Kobayashi? Yu Kobayashi is the same height than Ao Tanaka: 177 cm (5'10") vs 177 cm (5'10").

How tall is Ao Tanaka compared to Ryōta Ōshima? Ryōta Ōshima is 9 cm shorter than Ao Tanaka: 168 cm (5'6") vs 177 cm (5'10").

Is Ao Tanaka tall for men in Japan? At 177 cm he is taller than about 86% of men in Japan born in 1998, whose average height is 170.8 cm.

Sources

• Ao Tanaka on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Ao Tanaka on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 177 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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