How tall is Leônidas?
Leônidas's listed height was 173 cm (5'8"). He was taller than about 88% of men in Brazil.
Where 173 cm sits among men in Brazil
Taller than about 88% of men in Brazil born in 1913 (average 164.9 cm).
About Leônidas
Leônidas da Silva was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward. He was born on 6 September 1913 in São Paulo and died on 24 January 2004. He was known as the Black Diamond and the Rubber Man because of his agility, and he was very popular among the people of Brazil and Rio de Janeiro.
Leônidas started his career at São Cristóvão, then played for Sírio e Libanez and Bonsucesso, before joining Peñarol in Uruguay in 1933. After a year he returned to Brazil to play for Vasco da Gama, helping them win the Rio State Championship. He joined Botafogo and won another Rio State Championship in 1935, and in 1936 he joined Flamengo, where he stayed until 1941. He played for Brazil at the 1934 and 1938 World Cups and was the top scorer of the 1938 tournament.
Leônidas stood at a listed height of 173 cm (5'8").
Frequently asked
How tall is Leônidas in feet and inches? Leônidas was 5'8" tall, which is 173 cm, 68.1 inches or 1.73 m.
Is Leônidas tall for men in Brazil? At 173 cm he was taller than about 88% of men in Brazil born in 1913, whose average height is 164.9 cm.
Sources
- Leônidas on Wikipedia — biography and career.
- Leônidas on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 173 cm.
- Leônidas 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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