How tall is Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone?

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone's listed height is 175 cm (5'9"). She is taller than about 95% of women in the United States.

Where 175 cm sits among women in the United States

Taller than about 95% of women in the United States born in 1999 (average 163.5 cm).

About Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone is an American hurdler and sprinter, born on 7 August 1999 in New Brunswick. She holds the world record for the 400 meters hurdles and the American record for the flat 400 meters. As a 15-year-old she won the 400 m hurdles at the 2015 World Youth Championships, and in 2016 she qualified for the U.S. Olympic track team.

McLaughlin-Levrone won Olympic gold in 2020 and 2024, and gold at the 2022 and 2025 World Athletics Championships, also taking gold in the 4 x 400 m relay at all four competitions. She set a world record of 50.37 seconds in the 400 m hurdles at the 2024 Summer Olympics, and she was the first woman to break the 52-second and 51-second barriers in the event. She won the Diamond League in 2019 and was voted World Athletics Female Athlete of the Year in 2022 and again in 2025.

At a listed 175 cm (5'9"), she competes in events where she holds six of the ten fastest 400 m hurdles times in history. She is married to Andre Levrone.

Frequently asked

How tall is Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone in feet and inches? Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone is 5'9" tall, which is 175 cm, 68.9 inches or 1.75 m.

Is Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone tall for women in the United States? At 175 cm she is taller than about 95% of women in the United States born in 1999, whose average height is 163.5 cm.

Sources

• Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone 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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