How tall is Gary Medel?

Gary Medel's listed height is 171 cm (5'7"). He is taller than about 48% of men in Chile.

Where 171 cm sits among men in Chile

Taller than about 48% of men in Chile born in 1987 (average 171.4 cm).

Medel next to his teammates

Adem Ljajić is 11 cm taller than Gary Medel (182 cm), teammate at Inter Milan from 2015 to 2017.

Rodrigo Palacio is 4 cm taller than Gary Medel (175 cm), teammate at Inter Milan from 2014 to 2017.

About Gary Medel

Gary Medel, whose full name is Gary Alexis Medel Soto, is a Chilean professional footballer who plays for Chilean Primera División club Universidad Católica as a centre-back and a defensive midfielder. He was born on 3 August 1987 in Santiago and started out with Universidad Católica.

Medel has played club football in several countries, for Argentine side Boca Juniors, Spanish side Sevilla, Premier League side Cardiff City and Italian side Inter Milan, before moving to Beşiktaş in Turkey in 2017. He joined Bologna in 2019. A full Chilean international with over 160 caps since 2007, he has represented his country at two FIFA World Cups, five Copa América tournaments and one FIFA Confederations Cup. He was part of the squads that won the 2015 Copa América, where he was named in the Team of the tournament, and the Copa América Centenario in 2016.

At a listed 171 cm (5'7"), Medel is 11 cm shorter than Adem Ljajić, a listed 182 cm (6'0"), who was his teammate at Inter Milan from 2015 to 2017. Rodrigo Palacio, a listed 175 cm (5'9"), played with him at Inter Milan from 2014 to 2017 and is 4 cm taller.

Frequently asked

How tall is Gary Medel in feet and inches? Gary Medel is 5'7" tall, which is 171 cm, 67.3 inches or 1.71 m.

How tall is Gary Medel compared to Adem Ljajić? Adem Ljajić is 11 cm taller than Gary Medel: 182 cm (6'0") vs 171 cm (5'7").

How tall is Gary Medel compared to Rodrigo Palacio? Rodrigo Palacio is 4 cm taller than Gary Medel: 175 cm (5'9") vs 171 cm (5'7").

Is Gary Medel tall for men in Chile? At 171 cm he is taller than about 48% of men in Chile born in 1987, whose average height is 171.4 cm.

Sources

• Gary Medel on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Gary Medel on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 171 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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