How tall is Mutaz Essa Barshim?

Mutaz Essa Barshim's listed height is 189 cm (6'2"). He is taller than about 99% of men in Qatar.

Where 189 cm sits among men in Qatar

Taller than about 99% of men in Qatar born in 1991 (average 170.8 cm).

About Mutaz Essa Barshim

Mutaz Essa Barshim is a Qatari track and field athlete who competes in the high jump. He was born on 24 June 1991 in Doha. He jumps off his left foot using the Fosbury Flop technique, and his brother Muamer is also a high jumper.

Barshim was the Asian Indoor and World Junior champion in 2010, and won high jump gold at the 2011 Asian Athletics Championships and the 2011 Military World Games. At the Olympics he won bronze in London in 2012, later promoted to silver, then silver in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 and a shared gold in Tokyo at the 2020 Games. He added bronze at Paris in 2024. He won World Championship gold in 2017, 2019 and 2022. His personal best of 2.43 is the second highest jump of all time, and he holds the Asian record.

At a listed 189 cm (6'2"), Barshim has collected four Olympic medals, including one gold. He is regarded as one of the best high jumpers of all time.

Frequently asked

How tall is Mutaz Essa Barshim in feet and inches? Mutaz Essa Barshim is 6'2" tall, which is 189 cm, 74.4 inches or 1.89 m.

Is Mutaz Essa Barshim tall for men in Qatar? At 189 cm he is taller than about 99% of men in Qatar born in 1991, whose average height is 170.8 cm.

Sources

• Mutaz Essa Barshim on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Mutaz Essa Barshim on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 189 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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