Tallest Athletes in World Sport

Rank	Athlete	Sport	Nation	Honours	Height
201	Yaya ToureFootball · Midfielder	Football	Ivory Coast	Africa Cup of Nationsx3	1.88 m / 6 ft 2 in
202	Christian PetraccaAFL/NRL · Midfielder / Forward	AFL/NRL	Australia	AFL Premiership Playerx2	1.87 m / 6 ft 2 in
203	Cristiano RonaldoFootball · Forward	Football	Portugal	UEFA European Championshipx11	1.87 m / 6 ft 2 in
204	Dustin MartinAFL/NRL · Midfielder / Forward	AFL/NRL	Australia	AFL Premiershipsx6	1.87 m / 6 ft 2 in
205	Leon MarchandSwimming · Breaststroke, Individual Medley, Butterfly	Swimming	France	Olympic Gold Medalsx5	1.87 m / 6 ft 2 in
206	Marc-Andre ter StegenFootball · Goalkeeper	Football	Germany	FIFA Confederations Cupx2	1.87 m / 6 ft 2 in
207	Ruben DiasFootball · Centre-back	Football	Portugal	UEFA Nations Leaguex7	1.87 m / 6 ft 2 in
208	Alex AlbonF1 · Driver	F1	Thailand	FIA Rookie of the Yearx2	1.86 m / 6 ft 1 in
209	Chad le ClosSwimming · Butterfly, Freestyle, Individual Medley	Swimming	South Africa	Olympic Gold Medalx8	1.86 m / 6 ft 1 in
210	Chris FroomeCycling · Rider	Cycling	United Kingdom	Tour de Francex5	1.86 m / 6 ft 1 in
211	Dayot UpamecanoFootball · Centre-back	Football	France	Bundesligax6	1.86 m / 6 ft 1 in
212	Dominik SzoboszlaiFootball · Midfielder, Right-back	Football	Hungary	Austrian Bundesligax4	1.86 m / 6 ft 1 in
213	Gareth BaleFootball · Forward, Right winger	Football	Wales	Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)x5	1.86 m / 6 ft 1 in
214	Granit XhakaFootball · Defensive midfielder	Football	Switzerland	Swiss Super Leaguex4	1.86 m / 6 ft 1 in
215	Jakob IngebrigtsenAthletics · Middle- and long-distance running	Athletics	Norway	Olympic Gamesx7	1.86 m / 6 ft 1 in
216	Jamal MusialaFootball · Attacking midfielder	Football	Germany	Bundesliga Championx5	1.86 m / 6 ft 1 in
217	Jude BellinghamFootball · Midfielder	Football	England	DFB-Pokalx7	1.86 m / 6 ft 1 in
218	KakáFootball · Attacking midfielder	Football	Brazil	FIFA World Cupx7	1.86 m / 6 ft 1 in
219	Marcell JacobsAthletics · Sprints, Long Jump	Athletics	Italy	Olympic Gold Medalx9	1.86 m / 6 ft 1 in
220	Paolo MaldiniFootball · Defender	Football	Italy	FIFA World Cupx8	1.86 m / 6 ft 1 in
221	Robert LewandowskiFootball · Striker	Football	Poland	Best FIFA Men's Playerx7	1.86 m / 6 ft 1 in
222	Victor OsimhenFootball · Striker	Football	Nigeria	FIFA U-17 World Cupx8	1.86 m / 6 ft 1 in
223	A.J. BrownFootball (US) · Wide receiver	Football (US)	United States	Super Bowl championx3	1.85 m / 6 ft 1 in
224	Adrian LewisDarts	Darts	England	PDC World Championshipx8	1.85 m / 6 ft 1 in
225	Alex BowmanNASCAR · Driver	NASCAR	United States	USAC Speed2 National Midget Championx2	1.85 m / 6 ft 1 in
226	Alphonso DaviesFootball · Left-back, Winger, Wing-back	Football	Canada	Bundesliga Championx5	1.85 m / 6 ft 1 in
227	Biniam GirmayCycling · Rider	Cycling	Eritrea	Giro d'Italia Stage Winnerx4	1.85 m / 6 ft 1 in
228	Bobby FinkeSwimming · Distance freestyle, individual medley	Swimming	United States	Olympic Gold Medalsx6	1.85 m / 6 ft 1 in
229	Bobby Witt Jr.Baseball · Shortstop	Baseball	United States	2× All-Starx5	1.85 m / 6 ft 1 in
230	Bryson DeChambeauGolf	Golf	United States	U.S. Openx4	1.85 m / 6 ft 1 in
231	Caleb WilliamsFootball (US) · Quarterback	Football (US)	United States	Heisman Trophyx2	1.85 m / 6 ft 1 in
232	Carl EdwardsNASCAR · Driver	NASCAR	United States	2007 NASCAR Busch Series Championx4	1.85 m / 6 ft 1 in
233	CasemiroFootball · Defensive midfielder	Football	Brazil	Copa Américax5	1.85 m / 6 ft 1 in
234	Chase BriscoeNASCAR · Driver	NASCAR	United States	ARCA Racing Series Championx4	1.85 m / 6 ft 1 in
235	Chase ElliottNASCAR · Driver	NASCAR	United States	NASCAR Cup Series Championx5	1.85 m / 6 ft 1 in
236	Cole PalmerFootball · Attacking midfielder, Winger	Football	England	UEFA European Under-21 Championshipx2	1.85 m / 6 ft 1 in
237	Connor McDavidHockey · Centre	Hockey	Canada	NHL First Team All-Starx6	1.85 m / 6 ft 1 in
238	Dale EarnhardtNASCAR · Driver	NASCAR	United States	Winston Cup Championshipsx6	1.85 m / 6 ft 1 in
239	Davante AdamsFootball (US) · Wide receiver	Football (US)	United States	First-team All-Prox5	1.85 m / 6 ft 1 in
240	Francisco CerúndoloTennis · Singles	Tennis	Argentina	ATP Tour Singles Titlesx2	1.85 m / 6 ft 1 in
241	George RussellF1 · Driver	F1	United Kingdom	BRDC Formula 4 Championx5	1.85 m / 6 ft 1 in
242	Gretchen WalshSwimming · Freestyle, Backstroke, Butterfly	Swimming	United States	Olympic Medalsx5	1.85 m / 6 ft 1 in
243	Igor ShesterkinHockey · Goaltender	Hockey	Russia	Vezina Trophyx4	1.85 m / 6 ft 1 in
244	Iker CasillasFootball · Goalkeeper	Football	Spain	FIFA World Cupx9	1.85 m / 6 ft 1 in
245	Ivan ToneyFootball · Striker	Football	England	UEFA European Championshipx1	1.85 m / 6 ft 1 in
246	Jalen HurtsFootball (US) · Quarterback	Football (US)	United States	Super Bowl Championx4	1.85 m / 6 ft 1 in
247	John CenaWrestling	Wrestling		WWE Championshipx10	1.85 m / 6 ft 1 in
248	Justin JeffersonFootball (US) · Wide receiver	Football (US)	United States	NFL Offensive Player of the Yearx3	1.85 m / 6 ft 1 in
249	Karim BenzemaFootball · Striker	Football	France	UEFA Nations Leaguex8	1.85 m / 6 ft 1 in
250	Kyle BuschNASCAR · Driver	NASCAR	United States	NASCAR Cup Series Championx6	1.85 m / 6 ft 1 in
251	LA KnightWrestling	Wrestling	United States	TNA World Championx7	1.85 m / 6 ft 1 in
252	Pete SamprasTennis · Singles	Tennis	United States	Grand Slam singles titlesx7	1.85 m / 6 ft 1 in
253	Rafael NadalTennis · Singles	Tennis	Spain	Grand Slam Singles Titlesx7	1.85 m / 6 ft 1 in
254	Ric FlairWrestling	Wrestling	United States	WWE Hall of Famex6	1.85 m / 6 ft 1 in
255	Roger FedererTennis · Singles	Tennis	Switzerland	Grand Slam Singles Titlesx7	1.85 m / 6 ft 1 in
256	Sam ReinhartHockey · Forward	Hockey	Canada	Stanley Cupx5	1.85 m / 6 ft 1 in
257	Sami ZaynWrestling · Wrestler	Wrestling	Canada	NXT Championshipx10	1.85 m / 6 ft 1 in
258	Sean StricklandUFC · Middleweight	UFC	United States	UFC Middleweight Championx3	1.85 m / 6 ft 1 in
259	Seth RollinsWrestling	Wrestling	United States	WWE Championshipx10	1.85 m / 6 ft 1 in
260	Shubman GillCricket · Top-order batter	Cricket	India	ICC World Test Championship Runner-upx4	1.85 m / 6 ft 1 in
261	Steven GerrardFootball · Midfielder	Football	England	UEFA Champions Leaguex8	1.85 m / 6 ft 1 in
262	Swerve StricklandWrestling · Wrestler	Wrestling	United States	MLW World Heavyweight Championx6	1.85 m / 6 ft 1 in
263	Thomas MüllerFootball · Forward / Attacking Midfielder	Football	Germany	FIFA World Cupx10	1.85 m / 6 ft 1 in
264	Tiger WoodsGolf · Professional Golfer	Golf	United States	World Golf Hall of Famex6	1.85 m / 6 ft 1 in
265	Tommy PaulTennis · Singles/Doubles	Tennis	United States	ATP Singles Titlesx4	1.85 m / 6 ft 1 in
266	Venus WilliamsTennis · Player	Tennis	United States	Grand Slam Singles Titlesx6	1.85 m / 6 ft 1 in
267	Will OspreayWrestling · Wrestler	Wrestling	England	AEW International Championx8	1.85 m / 6 ft 1 in
268	Zinedine ZidaneFootball · Attacking midfielder	Football	France	FIFA World Cupx8	1.85 m / 6 ft 1 in
269	Elena RybakinaTennis · Singles	Tennis	Kazakhstan	Wimbledon Championx4	1.84 m / 6 ft 0 in
270	Femke BolAthletics · 400 m hurdles, 400 m, 800 m	Athletics	Netherlands	Olympic Gamesx8	1.84 m / 6 ft 0 in
271	Frank LampardFootball · Midfielder	Football	England	Premier League titlesx8	1.84 m / 6 ft 0 in
272	James TedescoAFL/NRL	AFL/NRL	Australia	Dally M Medalx4	1.84 m / 6 ft 0 in
273	Kalyn PongaAFL/NRL · Fullback, Five-eighth	AFL/NRL	New Zealand	Dally M Medalx3	1.84 m / 6 ft 0 in
274	Mathieu van der PoelCycling · Rider	Cycling	Netherlands	Cyclo-cross World Championshipsx6	1.84 m / 6 ft 0 in
275	RicharlisonFootball · Forward	Football	Brazil	Copa Américax3	1.84 m / 6 ft 0 in
276	Sergio RamosFootball · Centre-back	Football	Spain	FIFA World Cupx6	1.84 m / 6 ft 0 in
277	Alex de MinaurTennis · Singles	Tennis	Australia	ATP Singles Titlesx4	1.83 m / 6 ft 0 in
278	Allen IversonBasketball · Shooting guard / Point guard	Basketball	United States	NBA Most Valuable Playerx6	1.83 m / 6 ft 0 in
279	Babar AzamCricket · Batter	Cricket	Pakistan	ICC Champions Trophyx3	1.83 m / 6 ft 0 in
280	Bastian SchweinsteigerFootball · Midfielder	Football	Germany	FIFA World Cupx7	1.83 m / 6 ft 0 in
281	Ben StokesCricket · All-rounder	Cricket	England	ICC Men's Cricket World Cupx5	1.83 m / 6 ft 0 in
282	Brad KeselowskiNASCAR · Driver	NASCAR	United States	NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championx5	1.83 m / 6 ft 0 in
283	Brooks KoepkaGolf · Professional Golfer	Golf	United States	PGA Championshipx7	1.83 m / 6 ft 0 in
284	Cale MakarHockey · Defence	Hockey	Canada	Stanley Cupx8	1.83 m / 6 ft 0 in
285	Carlos AlcarazTennis · Singles	Tennis	Spain	Grand Slam Singles Titlesx4	1.83 m / 6 ft 0 in
286	Casper RuudTennis · Singles	Tennis	Norway	ATP Tour Singles Titlesx5	1.83 m / 6 ft 0 in
287	Chris PaulBasketball · Point guard	Basketball	United States	NBA Rookie of the Yearx6	1.83 m / 6 ft 0 in
288	Dale Earnhardt JrNASCAR · Driver	NASCAR	United States	NASCAR Busch Series Championx4	1.83 m / 6 ft 0 in
289	Daly Cherry-EvansAFL/NRL · Five-eighth, Halfback	AFL/NRL	Australia	NRL Grand Final Winnerx6	1.83 m / 6 ft 0 in
290	David BeckhamFootball · Midfielder	Football	England	Premier League Titlesx7	1.83 m / 6 ft 0 in
291	David PastrnakHockey	Hockey	Czech Republic	Maurice 'Rocket' Richard Trophyx4	1.83 m / 6 ft 0 in
292	Denny HamlinNASCAR · Driver	NASCAR	United States	Daytona 500 Championx3	1.83 m / 6 ft 0 in
293	Dmitry BivolBoxing · Light heavyweight	Boxing	Russia	WBA Light Heavyweight Championx5	1.83 m / 6 ft 0 in
294	Dricus du PlessisUFC · Middleweight	UFC	South Africa	UFC Middleweight Championx5	1.83 m / 6 ft 0 in
295	Flavio CobolliTennis · Singles	Tennis	Italy	Davis Cupx3	1.83 m / 6 ft 0 in
296	Geraint ThomasCycling · Rider	Cycling	Wales	Tour de Francex4	1.83 m / 6 ft 0 in
297	Hardik PandyaCricket · All-rounder	Cricket	India	T20 World Cupx4	1.83 m / 6 ft 0 in
298	Ja'Marr ChaseFootball (US) · Wide receiver	Football (US)	United States	NFL Offensive Rookie of the Yearx5	1.83 m / 6 ft 0 in
299	Joe RootCricket · Top-order batter	Cricket	England	England Test Captainx2	1.83 m / 6 ft 0 in
300	Jos ButtlerCricket · Wicket-keeper-batsman	Cricket	England	ICC Men's T20 World Cupx3	1.83 m / 6 ft 0 in

Methodology: compiled from each athlete's documented honours, records and public estimates on their AthleteWiki profile. All 624 eligible athletes ranked. Updated 2026-07-14.