How tall is Thomas Bach?

Thomas Bach's listed height is 171 cm (5'7"). He is taller than about 21% of men in Germany.

Where 171 cm sits among men in Germany

Taller than about 21% of men in Germany born in 1953 (average 176.6 cm).

About Thomas Bach

Thomas Bach is a German lawyer, sports administrator and former foil fencer, born on 29 December 1953 in Würzburg. He grew up in Tauberbischofsheim and earned a doctor of law degree in 1983 at the University of Würzburg. In addition to German, he speaks fluent French, English and Spanish.

Bach competed for West Germany as a foil fencer. In 1971, at 17, he won the German national junior foil championship and a bronze medal at the Junior World Fencing Championships in Chicago. He won a team silver medal at the World Fencing Championships in 1973 and gold in the men's team foil at the 1976 Olympics. He is a former German individual foil champion and a team world champion.

At a listed 171 cm (5'7"), Bach served as the ninth president of the International Olympic Committee from 2013 to 2025, the first Olympic champion elected to that position. Since 2025 he has been Honorary President of the committee.

Frequently asked

How tall is Thomas Bach in feet and inches? Thomas Bach is 5'7" tall, which is 171 cm, 67.3 inches or 1.71 m.

Is Thomas Bach tall for men in Germany? At 171 cm he is taller than about 21% of men in Germany born in 1953, whose average height is 176.6 cm.

Sources

• Thomas Bach on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Thomas Bach on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 171 cm.
• Thomas Bach on TMDB — filmography and co-stars.

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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