How tall is Mike Powell?

Mike Powell's listed height is 188 cm (6'2"). He is taller than about 93% of men in the United States.

Where 188 cm sits among men in the United States

Taller than about 93% of men in the United States born in 1963 (average 177.3 cm).

About Mike Powell

Mike Powell is an American former track and field athlete who holds the world record in the long jump. Born Michael Anthony Powell on 10 November 1963 in Philadelphia, he attended Edgewood High School in West Covina, California.

In high school he cleared 7 feet in the high jump at the 1981 CIF California State Meet. He went to the University of California, Irvine and transferred to UCLA. Powell won the British AAA Championships title in 1987 and the long jump silver medal at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul. At the 1991 World Championships in Athletics in Tokyo, on 30 August 1991, he broke Bob Beamon's almost 23-year-old long jump world record by 5 cm, leaping 8.95 m. The record stands as the longest-standing in the event. He is a two-time world champion and a two-time Olympic silver medalist.

Powell has a listed height of 188 cm (6'2"). He is a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.

Frequently asked

How tall is Mike Powell in feet and inches? Mike Powell is 6'2" tall, which is 188 cm, 74 inches or 1.88 m.

Is Mike Powell tall for men in the United States? At 188 cm he is taller than about 93% of men in the United States born in 1963, whose average height is 177.3 cm.

Sources

• Mike Powell on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Mike Powell on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 188 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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