How tall is Silvio Piola?

Silvio Piola's listed height was 178 cm (5'10"). He was taller than about 96% of men in Italy.

Where 178 cm sits among men in Italy

Taller than about 96% of men in Italy born in 1913 (average 165.9 cm).

Piola next to his teammates

Pietro Rava is 3 cm shorter than Silvio Piola (175 cm), teammate at Italy men's national association football team from 1935 to 1946.

Alfredo Foni is 6 cm shorter than Silvio Piola (172 cm), teammate at Italy men's national association football team from 1936 to 1942.

Giampiero Boniperti is 3 cm shorter than Silvio Piola (175 cm), teammate at Italy men's national association football team from 1947 to 1952.

About Silvio Piola

Silvio Piola was an Italian footballer who played as a striker, born on 29 September 1913 in Robbio. He died in October 1996. He set several records and is known as a prominent figure in the history of Italian football.

Piola was part of the squads that won the Central European International Cup and the 1938 FIFA World Cup with Italy, scoring two goals in the final. He is third in the all-time goalscoring records of the Italy national team and is the highest goalscorer in Italian first league history, with 290 goals, 274 of them in Serie A. He played 566 Serie A games and is the only player to be the all-time Serie A top scorer of three different teams: Pro Vercelli, Lazio and Novara. After his death, stadiums in Novara and Vercelli were renamed after him.

Piola stood at a listed 178 cm (5'10"). He was 3 cm taller than Pietro Rava, listed at 175 cm (5'9"), his teammate in the Italy men's national association football team from 1935 to 1946. He was 6 cm taller than Alfredo Foni, listed at 172 cm (5'8"), who played with him in the national team from 1936 to 1942.

Frequently asked

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

How tall is Silvio Piola compared to Pietro Rava? Pietro Rava is 3 cm shorter than Silvio Piola: 175 cm (5'9") vs 178 cm (5'10").

How tall is Silvio Piola compared to Alfredo Foni? Alfredo Foni is 6 cm shorter than Silvio Piola: 172 cm (5'8") vs 178 cm (5'10").

How tall is Silvio Piola compared to Giampiero Boniperti? Giampiero Boniperti is 3 cm shorter than Silvio Piola: 175 cm (5'9") vs 178 cm (5'10").

Is Silvio Piola tall for men in Italy? At 178 cm he was taller than about 96% of men in Italy born in 1913, whose average height is 165.9 cm.

Sources

• Silvio Piola on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Silvio Piola 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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