How tall is James Connolly?

James Connolly's listed height was 175 cm (5'9"). He was taller than about 70% of men in the United States.

Where 175 cm sits among men in the United States

Taller than about 70% of men in the United States born in 1868 (average 171.1 cm).

About James Connolly

James Connolly, full name James Brendan Bennet Connolly, was an American athlete and author. He was born on 28 October 1868 in South Boston, Massachusetts, one of twelve children of Irish immigrants from the Aran Islands, and died on 20 January 1957.

In 1896 Connolly became the first modern Olympic champion. He never went to high school, working instead as a clerk with an insurance company in Boston and later with the United States Army Corps of Engineers in Savannah, Georgia. In 1891 he was instrumental in forming a football team at the Catholic Library Association of Savannah.

Connolly stood a listed 175 cm (5'9").

Frequently asked

How tall is James Connolly in feet and inches? James Connolly was 5'9" tall, which is 175 cm, 68.9 inches or 1.75 m.

Is James Connolly tall for men in the United States? At 175 cm he was taller than about 70% of men in the United States born in 1868, whose average height is 171.1 cm.

Sources

• James Connolly on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• James Connolly on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 175 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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