How tall is Yohan Blake?

Yohan Blake's listed height is 180 cm (5'11"). He is taller than about 78% of men in Jamaica.

Where 180 cm sits among men in Jamaica

Taller than about 78% of men in Jamaica born in 1989 (average 174.6 cm).

About Yohan Blake

Yohan Blake is a retired Jamaican sprinter who specialised in the 100 metre and 200 metre races. He was born on 26 December 1989 in Cornwall County. He was coached by Glen Mills until 2019.

Blake won gold in the 100 m at the 2011 World Athletics Championships as the youngest 100 m world champion ever. At the 2012 Olympic Games in London he took silver in both the 100 m and 200 m for Jamaica, behind Usain Bolt. His personal best of 9.69 seconds in the 100 m, run on 23 August 2012, makes him joint second fastest man ever over the distance with Tyson Gay, and his 200 m best of 19.26 seconds is the second fastest time ever after Bolt. He holds the Jamaican national junior record for the 100 metres. His times of 9.75 in the 100 m and 19.44 in the 200 m at the 2012 Olympics are the fastest Olympic sprints in history to place second.

Blake is listed at 180 cm (5'11").

Frequently asked

How tall is Yohan Blake in feet and inches? Yohan Blake is 5'11" tall, which is 180 cm, 70.9 inches or 1.80 m.

Is Yohan Blake tall for men in Jamaica? At 180 cm he is taller than about 78% of men in Jamaica born in 1989, whose average height is 174.6 cm.

Sources

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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