How tall is Dafne Schippers?

Dafne Schippers's listed height is 179 cm (5'10"). She is taller than about 93% of women in the Netherlands.

Where 179 cm sits among women in the Netherlands

Taller than about 93% of women in the Netherlands born in 1992 (average 168.8 cm).

About Dafne Schippers

Dafne Schippers is a Dutch retired track and field athlete who competed in sprinting and the combined events. She was born on 15 June 1992 in Utrecht. In 2023 she announced her retirement as a professional athlete.

Schippers holds the European record in the 200 metres with a time of 21.63 seconds, the sixth-fastest time of all time at this distance. She also holds the Dutch records in the 100 metres and long jump, and shares the Dutch records in the 60 metres indoor and 4 x 100 metres relay. She was the 200 m world champion at both the 2015 and 2017 World Athletics Championships, the silver medalist in the 200 m at the 2016 Rio Olympics and the 200 m champion in the 2016 Diamond League. She also won heptathlon bronze in 2013, 100 m silver in 2015, indoor 60 m silver in 2016 and 100 m bronze in 2017 at world championships, and five European titles.

Schippers is listed at 179 cm (5'10"). She won twenty-two Dutch titles, and was European Athlete of the Year in 2014 and 2015.

Frequently asked

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

Is Dafne Schippers tall for women in the Netherlands? At 179 cm she is taller than about 93% of women in the Netherlands born in 1992, whose average height is 168.8 cm.

Sources

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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