How tall is Gareth Bale?

Gareth Bale's listed height is 185 cm (6'1"). He is taller than about 85% of men in the United Kingdom.

Where 185 cm sits among men in the United Kingdom

Taller than about 85% of men in the United Kingdom born in 1989 (average 177.6 cm).

Bale next to his teammates

Chris Gunter is 5 cm shorter than Gareth Bale (180 cm), teammate at Wales men's national association football team from 2007 to 2022.

Aaron Ramsey is 3 cm shorter than Gareth Bale (182 cm), teammate at Wales men's national association football team from 2008 to 2022.

Joe Allen is 17 cm shorter than Gareth Bale (168 cm), teammate at Wales men's national association football team from 2009 to 2022.

About Gareth Bale

Gareth Frank Bale is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as a right winger, born on 16 July 1989 in Cardiff. He began his professional career at Southampton as a left-back before moving to Tottenham Hotspur in 2007. From the 2009 to 2010 season he played as a winger.

Bale rose to international prominence in Tottenham's 2010 to 2011 Champions League campaign and was named PFA Players' Player of the Year. Real Madrid signed him in September 2013 for a then world-record fee of 85.1 million pounds. He scored over 100 goals for Real Madrid and won the UEFA Champions League five times. He joined Los Angeles FC in July 2022 and won an MLS Cup. For Wales he won 111 caps and scored 41 goals, a record for both, and led the team to the semi-finals of Euro 2016.

At a listed 185 cm (6'1"), Bale is 5 cm taller than Chris Gunter, his teammate for the Wales men's national football team from 2007 to 2022, who is listed at 180 cm (5'11"). Joe Allen, listed at 168 cm (5'6"), played alongside him for Wales from 2009 to 2022 and is 17 cm shorter than Bale.

Frequently asked

How tall is Gareth Bale in feet and inches? Gareth Bale is 6'1" tall, which is 185 cm, 72.8 inches or 1.85 m.

How tall is Gareth Bale compared to Chris Gunter? Chris Gunter is 5 cm shorter than Gareth Bale: 180 cm (5'11") vs 185 cm (6'1").

How tall is Gareth Bale compared to Aaron Ramsey? Aaron Ramsey is 3 cm shorter than Gareth Bale: 182 cm (6'0") vs 185 cm (6'1").

How tall is Gareth Bale compared to Joe Allen? Joe Allen is 17 cm shorter than Gareth Bale: 168 cm (5'6") vs 185 cm (6'1").

Is Gareth Bale tall for men in the United Kingdom? At 185 cm he is taller than about 85% of men in the United Kingdom born in 1989, whose average height is 177.6 cm.

Sources

• Gareth Bale on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Gareth Bale on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 185 cm.
• Gareth Bale 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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