How tall is Elaine Thompson-Herah?

Elaine Thompson-Herah's listed height is 167 cm (5'6"). She is taller than about 72% of women in Jamaica.

Where 167 cm sits among women in Jamaica

Taller than about 72% of women in Jamaica born in 1992 (average 163.2 cm).

About Elaine Thompson-Herah

Elaine Thompson-Herah is a Jamaican sprinter who competes in the 60 metres, 100 metres and 200 metres. She was born Elaine Sandra-Lee Thompson on 28 June 1992 in Banana Ground, Jamaica. She is a five-time Olympic champion and a six-time Olympic medallist.

Thompson-Herah rose to prominence at the 2015 World Athletics Championships, winning silver in the 200 m. At the 2016 Rio Olympics she won 100 m and 200 m gold, becoming the first woman since Florence Griffith Joyner in 1988 to do so. An Achilles tendon injury then affected her results at the 2017 and 2019 World Championships. She returned at the Tokyo Olympics, retaining her 100 m title in an Olympic record of 10.61 s and her 200 m title in a national record of 21.53 s, then added gold in the 4 x 100 m relay to complete an Olympic sprinting triple.

At a listed 167 cm (5'6"), Thompson-Herah competes in events where she has set several marks. At the 2021 Prefontaine Classic she ran a 100 m personal best, Jamaican record and Diamond League record of 10.54 s, becoming the first woman to break the 40 km/h barrier.

Frequently asked

How tall is Elaine Thompson-Herah in feet and inches? Elaine Thompson-Herah is 5'6" tall, which is 167 cm, 65.7 inches or 1.67 m.

Is Elaine Thompson-Herah tall for women in Jamaica? At 167 cm she is taller than about 72% of women in Jamaica born in 1992, whose average height is 163.2 cm.

Sources

• Elaine Thompson-Herah on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Elaine Thompson-Herah on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 167 cm.
• Elaine Thompson-Herah 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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