How tall is Michelle Akers?

Michelle Akers's listed height is 178 cm (5'10"). She is taller than about 98% of women in the United States.

Where 178 cm sits among women in the United States

Taller than about 98% of women in the United States born in 1966 (average 164 cm).

About Michelle Akers

Michelle Akers is an American former soccer player, born on 1 February 1966 in Santa Clara. She was formerly known as Akers-Stahl.

Akers starred in the United States victories at the 1991 and 1999 Women's World Cup and the 1996 Olympics. At the 1991 World Cup she won the Golden Shoe as top scorer, with ten goals. She was named FIFA Female Player of the Century in 2002, an award she shared with China's Sun Wen. In 2004 she and Mia Hamm were the only two women named to the FIFA 100, a list of 125 living players chosen by Pelé and commissioned by FIFA for its 100th anniversary. She is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame, inducted in 2004.

Akers has a listed height of 178 cm (5'10"). The FIFA 100 list that named her was selected by Pelé.

Frequently asked

How tall is Michelle Akers in feet and inches? Michelle Akers is 5'10" tall, which is 178 cm, 70.1 inches or 1.78 m.

Is Michelle Akers tall for women in the United States? At 178 cm she is taller than about 98% of women in the United States born in 1966, whose average height is 164 cm.

Sources

• Michelle Akers on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Michelle Akers on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 178 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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