How tall is Kunishige Kamamoto?

Kunishige Kamamoto's listed height was 179 cm (5'10"). He was taller than about 99% of men in Japan.

Where 179 cm sits among men in Japan

Taller than about 99% of men in Japan born in 1944 (average 166.4 cm).

Kamamoto next to his teammates

Daishirō Yoshimura is 7 cm shorter than Kunishige Kamamoto (172 cm), teammate at Cerezo Osaka from 1967 to 1980.

Eizo Yuguchi is 11 cm shorter than Kunishige Kamamoto (168 cm), teammate at Cerezo Osaka from 1968 to 1972.

About Kunishige Kamamoto

Kunishige Kamamoto was a Japanese football player, manager and politician. He was born on 15 April 1944 in Ukyō Ward, Kyoto, and attended Yamashiro High School before joining the Waseda University School of Commerce. He was the top scorer in the Kanto university league four years in a row, and won the Emperor's Cup in 1963 and 1966. He died on 10 August 2025.

After graduating, Kamamoto joined the Japan Soccer League club Yanmar Diesel in 1967, now known as Cerezo Osaka. He won the bronze medal with the Japan national team at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, finishing as the tournament's top scorer with seven goals, and he is the all-time leading goalscorer for Japan. He was Vice-President of the Japan Football Association from July 1998 to July 2008, was inducted into the Japan Football Hall of Fame in 2005, and served in the House of Councillors from 1995 to 2001.

Kamamoto stood a listed 179 cm (5'10"). Daishirō Yoshimura, his teammate at Cerezo Osaka from 1967 to 1980, is listed at 172 cm (5'8"), 7 cm shorter. Eizo Yuguchi, a teammate there from 1968 to 1972, is listed at 168 cm (5'6"), 11 cm shorter.

Frequently asked

How tall is Kunishige Kamamoto in feet and inches? Kunishige Kamamoto was 5'10" tall, which is 179 cm, 70.5 inches or 1.79 m.

How tall is Kunishige Kamamoto compared to Daishirō Yoshimura? Daishirō Yoshimura is 7 cm shorter than Kunishige Kamamoto: 172 cm (5'8") vs 179 cm (5'10").

How tall is Kunishige Kamamoto compared to Eizo Yuguchi? Eizo Yuguchi is 11 cm shorter than Kunishige Kamamoto: 168 cm (5'6") vs 179 cm (5'10").

Is Kunishige Kamamoto tall for men in Japan? At 179 cm he was taller than about 99% of men in Japan born in 1944, whose average height is 166.4 cm.

Sources

• Kunishige Kamamoto on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Kunishige Kamamoto on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 179 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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