How tall is Shigeo Yaegashi?

Shigeo Yaegashi's listed height was 174 cm (5'9"). He was taller than about 97% of men in Japan.

Where 174 cm sits among men in Japan

Taller than about 97% of men in Japan born in 1933 (average 163.4 cm).

Yaegashi next to his teammates

Mitsuo Kamata is 3 cm taller than Shigeo Yaegashi (177 cm), teammate at Japan men's national football team from 1958 to 1968.

Masakatsu Miyamoto is 3 cm shorter than Shigeo Yaegashi (171 cm), teammate at Japan men's national football team from 1958 to 1968.

Masao Uchino is 11 cm shorter than Shigeo Yaegashi (163 cm), teammate at JEF United Chiba from 1958 to 1969.

About Shigeo Yaegashi

Shigeo Yaegashi was a Japanese football player and manager, born on 24 March 1933 and raised in Hanamaki. He played at Chuo University before moving to Waseda University, and after graduating from Waseda he joined Furukawa Electric in 1958.

Yaegashi was selected Japanese Footballer of the Year in 1963. When Furukawa Electric joined the new Japan Soccer League in 1965, he played in it until he retired in 1969, appearing in 51 league games and scoring 14 goals. He was chosen for the Best Eleven three times, in 1966, 1967 and 1968. He debuted for the Japan national team on 3 June 1956 against South Korea in Olympic qualifying, then played at the 1956 Games in Melbourne, the 1964 Games in Tokyo and the 1968 Games in Mexico City. At the 1968 Olympics he captained Japan against Nigeria, his last match for the team.

At a listed 174 cm (5'9"), Yaegashi stood 3 cm shorter than his teammate Mitsuo Kamata, listed at 177 cm (5'10"), with the Japan men's national football team from 1958 to 1968. Masakatsu Miyamoto, 171 cm (5'7"), was a teammate there over the same years and is 3 cm shorter. Yaegashi died on 2 May 2011.

Frequently asked

How tall is Shigeo Yaegashi in feet and inches? Shigeo Yaegashi was 5'9" tall, which is 174 cm, 68.5 inches or 1.74 m.

How tall is Shigeo Yaegashi compared to Mitsuo Kamata? Mitsuo Kamata is 3 cm taller than Shigeo Yaegashi: 177 cm (5'10") vs 174 cm (5'9").

How tall is Shigeo Yaegashi compared to Masakatsu Miyamoto? Masakatsu Miyamoto is 3 cm shorter than Shigeo Yaegashi: 171 cm (5'7") vs 174 cm (5'9").

How tall is Shigeo Yaegashi compared to Masao Uchino? Masao Uchino is 11 cm shorter than Shigeo Yaegashi: 163 cm (5'4") vs 174 cm (5'9").

Is Shigeo Yaegashi tall for men in Japan? At 174 cm he was taller than about 97% of men in Japan born in 1933, whose average height is 163.4 cm.

Sources

• Shigeo Yaegashi on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Shigeo Yaegashi on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 174 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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