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Editorial · All 624 ranked

Tallest Athletes in World Sport

Height changes the game differently in every sport. Every listed athlete, ranked.

Listed heights come from official profiles and are cross-checked where possible.

RankAthleteSport NationHonoursHeight
601Ruth ChepngetichMarathon · Marathon runningMarathonKenyaWorld Championshipsx51.65 m / 5 ft 5 in
602Valentina ShevchenkoUFC · FlyweightUFCKyrgyzstanUFC Women's Flyweight Championx41.65 m / 5 ft 5 in
603Dina Asher-SmithAthletics · SprintAthleticsEnglandWorld Championshipsx51.64 m / 5 ft 5 in
604Frankie DettoriHorse RacingHorse RacingItalyHonorary MBEx41.63 m / 5 ft 4 in
605Jasmine PaoliniTennis · Singles/DoublesTennisItalyFrench Open Doubles Championx51.63 m / 5 ft 4 in
606Mike SmithHorse RacingHorse RacingUnited States1.63 m / 5 ft 4 in
607Kohei UchimuraGymnastics · Men's artistic gymnasticsGymnasticsJapanOlympic Gamesx41.62 m / 5 ft 4 in
608Chloe KimWinter Sports · HalfpipeWinter SportsUnited StatesOlympic Gold Medalsx61.60 m / 5 ft 3 in
609Irad Ortiz JrHorse Racing · JockeyHorse RacingPuerto RicoEclipse Award for Outstanding Jockeyx31.60 m / 5 ft 3 in
610Lara Gut-BehramiWinter Sports · Downhill, Super-G, Giant SlalomWinter SportsSwitzerlandOlympic Gamesx51.60 m / 5 ft 3 in
611Liv MorganWrestling · WrestlerWrestlingUnited StatesWWE Women's World Championx51.60 m / 5 ft 3 in
612Tyler ReddickNASCAR · DriverNASCARUnited StatesNASCAR Xfinity Series Championx31.60 m / 5 ft 3 in
613Yuki TsunodaF1 · DriverF1JapanF4 Japanese Championshipx31.60 m / 5 ft 3 in
614Aly RaismanGymnasticsGymnasticsUnited StatesOlympic Gold Medalsx61.57 m / 5 ft 2 in
615Danica PatrickNASCARNASCARUnited States2005 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Yearx11.57 m / 5 ft 2 in
616Faith KipyegonAthletics · Middle and long-distance runnerAthleticsKenyaOlympic Gold Medalsx41.57 m / 5 ft 2 in
617Flavien PratHorse Racing · JockeyHorse RacingFranceFrench Champion Apprentice Jockeyx51.55 m / 5 ft 1 in
618Laurie HernandezGymnastics · Women's artistic gymnasticsGymnasticsUnited StatesOlympic Gold Medalx51.55 m / 5 ft 1 in
619Sha'Carri RichardsonAthletics · SprinterAthleticsUnited StatesWorld Championx51.55 m / 5 ft 1 in
620Brigid KosgeiMarathon · Marathon, Long-distance runningMarathonKenyaWorld Recordx51.52 m / 5 ft 0 in
621Shelly-Ann Fraser-PryceAthletics · SprinterAthleticsJamaicaOlympic Gamesx81.52 m / 5 ft 0 in
622Rebeca AndradeGymnastics · Women's artistic gymnasticsGymnasticsBrazilOlympic Gold Medalx91.51 m / 4 ft 11 in
623Olga KorbutGymnastics · Women's artistic gymnasticsGymnasticsRussiaOlympic Gold Medalsx51.50 m / 4 ft 11 in
624Mary Lou RettonGymnastics · Women's Artistic GymnasticsGymnasticsUnited StatesOlympic Gold Medalx51.45 m / 4 ft 9 in

Methodology: compiled from each athlete's documented honours, records and public estimates on their AthleteWiki profile. All 624 eligible athletes ranked. Updated 2026-08-01.