How tall is Alexander Karelin?

Alexander Karelin's listed height is 191 cm (6'3"). He is taller than about 98% of men in Russian Federation.

Where 191 cm sits among men in Russian Federation

Taller than about 98% of men in Russian Federation born in 1967 (average 176 cm).

About Alexander Karelin

Alexander Karelin is a Russian politician and retired athlete. He was born on 19 September 1967 in Novosibirsk and competed in Greco-Roman wrestling, representing the Soviet Union and Russia between 1986 and 2000. He was nicknamed the Russian Bear.

Karelin won Olympic gold medals in 1988, 1992 and 1996, under a different flag each time, and a silver medal in 2000. His senior record was 887 wins and two losses, one of them to American Rulon Gardner in the 2000 Olympic final. He won twelve gold medals at the world level and twelve at the European Championships, and carried the national flag at three consecutive Olympics. He entered politics in 1999 when he was elected a deputy of the State Duma, and he sat there until 2020, when he entered the Federation Council as a senator.

At a listed 191 cm (6'3"), Karelin was one of ten inaugural inductees into the FILA International Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2003.

Frequently asked

How tall is Alexander Karelin in feet and inches? Alexander Karelin is 6'3" tall, which is 191 cm, 75.2 inches or 1.91 m.

Is Alexander Karelin tall for men in Russian Federation? At 191 cm he is taller than about 98% of men in Russian Federation born in 1967, whose average height is 176 cm.

Sources

• Alexander Karelin on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Alexander Karelin on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 191 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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