How tall is Milkha Singh?

Milkha Singh's listed height was 172 cm (5'8"). He was taller than about 92% of men in India.

Where 172 cm sits among men in India

Taller than about 92% of men in India born in 1929 (average 162.5 cm).

About Milkha Singh

Milkha Singh was an Indian track and field sprinter, born on 20 November 1929 in Govindpura. He was orphaned and displaced during the Partition of India, and he was introduced to the sport while serving in the Indian Army. He died on 18 June 2021 at the age of 91.

Singh was known as The Flying Sikh. He was the first Indian athlete to win gold at 400 metres at both the Asian Games and the Commonwealth Games, and he won gold at the Asian Games in 1958 and 1962. He represented India at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics. The race he is best remembered for is his fourth-place finish in the 400 metres final at the 1960 Rome Games, in a time of 45.73 seconds that stood as the Indian national record for almost 40 years. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1959.

At a listed 172 cm (5'8"), Milkha Singh stood this height. He was described by journalist Rohit Brijnath in 2008 as the finest athlete India has ever produced.

Frequently asked

How tall is Milkha Singh in feet and inches? Milkha Singh was 5'8" tall, which is 172 cm, 67.7 inches or 1.72 m.

Is Milkha Singh tall for men in India? At 172 cm he was taller than about 92% of men in India born in 1929, whose average height is 162.5 cm.

Sources

• Milkha Singh on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Milkha Singh on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 172 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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