How tall is Wayne Gretzky?

Wayne Gretzky's listed height is 183 cm (6'0"). He is taller than about 85% of men in Canada.

Where 183 cm sits among men in Canada

Taller than about 85% of men in Canada born in 1961 (average 175.8 cm).

About Wayne Gretzky

Wayne Gretzky is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and head coach, born on 26 January 1961 in Brantford, Ontario. He was raised in Brantford, honed his skills on a backyard rink and regularly played minor ice hockey at a level far above his peers.

Gretzky played 20 seasons in the National Hockey League for four teams, from 1979 to 1999. Nicknamed the Great One, he has been called the greatest ice hockey player ever by the NHL, based on surveys of hockey writers, ex-players, general managers and coaches. He is the leading career point scorer and assist producer in NHL history and the only NHL player to total over 200 points in one season, which he did four times. He scored more than 100 points in 15 professional seasons and held 61 NHL records when he retired in 1999.

Gretzky is listed at 183 cm (6'0"). His intelligence, stamina and reading of the game were unrivaled, and he consistently anticipated where the puck was going to be.

Frequently asked

How tall is Wayne Gretzky in feet and inches? Wayne Gretzky is 6'0" tall, which is 183 cm, 72 inches or 1.83 m.

Is Wayne Gretzky tall for men in Canada? At 183 cm he is taller than about 85% of men in Canada born in 1961, whose average height is 175.8 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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