Tallest Athletes in World Sport

Rank	Athlete	Sport	Nation	Honours	Height
301	Joshua CheptegeiMarathon · Long-distance running	Marathon	Uganda	Olympic Gold Medalx9	1.83 m / 6 ft 0 in
302	Kamaru UsmanUFC · Welterweight	UFC	Nigeria	UFC Welterweight Championx5	1.83 m / 6 ft 0 in
303	Kevin OwensWrestling	Wrestling	Canada	NXT Championshipx8	1.83 m / 6 ft 0 in
304	Khvicha KvaratskheliaFootball · Left winger	Football	Georgia	Serie A Championx6	1.83 m / 6 ft 0 in
305	Lance StrollF1 · Driver	F1	Canada	Italian F4 Championshipx3	1.83 m / 6 ft 0 in
306	Macklin CelebriniHockey · Centre	Hockey	Canada	Hobey Baker Awardx6	1.83 m / 6 ft 0 in
307	Marco OdermattWinter Sports · Downhill, Super-G, Giant slalom	Winter Sports	Switzerland	Olympic Gold Medalx5	1.83 m / 6 ft 0 in
308	Mark AllenSnooker	Snooker	Northern Ireland		1.83 m / 6 ft 0 in
309	Mark SelbySnooker	Snooker	England	World Championx5	1.83 m / 6 ft 0 in
310	Mark SpitzSwimming · Butterfly, Freestyle	Swimming	United States	Olympic Gold Medalsx7	1.83 m / 6 ft 0 in
311	MarquinhosFootball · Centre-back	Football	Brazil	Copa Américax6	1.83 m / 6 ft 0 in
312	Matheus CunhaFootball · Forward	Football	Brazil	Olympic Gold Medalx3	1.83 m / 6 ft 0 in
313	Michael JohnsonAthletics · Sprinter	Athletics	United States	Olympic Gold Medalsx3	1.83 m / 6 ft 0 in
314	Mitch MarnerHockey · Right Wing	Hockey	Canada	OHL First All-Star Teamx6	1.83 m / 6 ft 0 in
315	Nate DiazUFC	UFC	United States	The Ultimate Fighter 5x5	1.83 m / 6 ft 0 in
316	Nico HülkenbergF1 · Driver	F1	Germany	24 Hours of Le Mansx5	1.83 m / 6 ft 0 in
317	Robert WhittakerUFC · Middleweight	UFC	Australia	UFC Middleweight Championx4	1.83 m / 6 ft 0 in
318	Ronald Acuña Jr.Baseball · Outfielder	Baseball	Venezuela	5× All-Starx5	1.83 m / 6 ft 0 in
319	Ronaldo NazárioFootball · Striker	Football	Brazil	FIFA World Cupx6	1.83 m / 6 ft 0 in
320	Saquon BarkleyFootball (US) · Running back	Football (US)	United States	Super Bowl championx4	1.83 m / 6 ft 0 in
321	Son Heung-minFootball · Forward	Football	South Korea	Premier League Golden Bootx5	1.83 m / 6 ft 0 in
322	Stan WawrinkaTennis · Singles	Tennis	Switzerland	Australian Open Championx6	1.83 m / 6 ft 0 in
323	Toni KroosFootball · Midfielder	Football	Germany	FIFA World Cupx7	1.83 m / 6 ft 0 in
324	Tony FergusonUFC	UFC	United States	Interim UFC Lightweight Championx3	1.83 m / 6 ft 0 in
325	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.Baseball · First baseman	Baseball	Dominican Republic	5× All-Starx5	1.83 m / 6 ft 0 in
326	Wayde van NiekerkAthletics · Sprints	Athletics	South Africa	Olympic Gold Medalx8	1.83 m / 6 ft 0 in
327	Aryna SabalenkaTennis · Singles	Tennis	Belarus	Grand Slam Singles Titlesx5	1.82 m / 6 ft 0 in
328	Bradley BarcolaFootball · Forward	Football	France	UEFA Nations Leaguex4	1.82 m / 6 ft 0 in
329	Bruno GuimaraesFootball · Central midfielder	Football	Brazil	Copa do Brasilx9	1.82 m / 6 ft 0 in
330	Conor GallagherFootball · Midfielder	Football	England	FIFA U-17 World Cupx3	1.82 m / 6 ft 0 in
331	Federico ValverdeFootball · Central midfielder	Football	Uruguay	La Ligax5	1.82 m / 6 ft 0 in
332	Ferran TorresFootball · Forward winger	Football	Spain	UEFA European Championshipx5	1.82 m / 6 ft 0 in
333	Frenkie de JongFootball · Midfielder	Football	Netherlands	UEFA Nations Leaguex5	1.82 m / 6 ft 0 in
334	Glenn MaxwellCricket · Batting all-rounder	Cricket	Australia	ICC Cricket World Cupx5	1.82 m / 6 ft 0 in
335	Luis SuárezFootball · Striker	Football	Uruguay	Copa Américax8	1.82 m / 6 ft 0 in
336	RonaldinhoFootball · Attacking midfielder / Left winger	Football	Brazil	FIFA World Cupx10	1.82 m / 6 ft 0 in
337	Sarah SjostromSwimming · Butterfly, Freestyle, Backstroke	Swimming	Sweden	Olympic Medalsx7	1.82 m / 6 ft 0 in
338	Sepp KussCycling · Rider	Cycling	United States	Vuelta a Españax6	1.82 m / 6 ft 0 in
339	Achraf HakimiFootball · Right-back	Football	Morocco	Africa Cup of Nationsx7	1.81 m / 5 ft 11 in
340	Aleksander Aamodt KildeWinter Sports · Downhill, Super-G, Giant slalom, Combined	Winter Sports	Norway	World Cup Overall Championx4	1.81 m / 5 ft 11 in
341	Désiré DouéFootball · Attacking midfielder, winger	Football	France	UEFA Nations Leaguex6	1.81 m / 5 ft 11 in
342	Ingemar StenmarkWinter Sports · Slalom, Giant Slalom	Winter Sports	Sweden	Olympic Medalsx6	1.81 m / 5 ft 11 in
343	James RodríguezFootball · Attacking midfielder / Winger	Football	Colombia	Copa América Runner-upx8	1.81 m / 5 ft 11 in
344	Joan MirMotoGP · Rider	MotoGP	Spain	MotoGP World Championx2	1.81 m / 5 ft 11 in
345	Joao FelixFootball · Attacking midfielder, Forward	Football	Portugal	UEFA Nations Leaguex3	1.81 m / 5 ft 11 in
346	Kevin De BruyneFootball · Midfielder	Football	Belgium	FIFA World Cupx10	1.81 m / 5 ft 11 in
347	Kingsley ComanFootball · Winger	Football	France	FIFA World Cupx8	1.81 m / 5 ft 11 in
348	Martin ZubimendiFootball · Defensive midfielder	Football	Spain	Copa del Reyx8	1.81 m / 5 ft 11 in
349	Mason MountFootball · Midfielder	Football	England	UEFA Champions Leaguex6	1.81 m / 5 ft 11 in
350	Sandro TonaliFootball · Midfielder	Football	Italy	Serie B Championx3	1.81 m / 5 ft 11 in
351	Shaun MurphySnooker	Snooker	England	World Championx7	1.81 m / 5 ft 11 in
352	AJ StylesWrestling	Wrestling	United States	TNA World Heavyweight Championx12	1.80 m / 5 ft 11 in
353	Alejandro GarnachoFootball · Winger	Football	Argentina	Copa Américax5	1.80 m / 5 ft 11 in
354	Alex MárquezMotoGP · Racer	MotoGP	Spain	Moto2 World Championx2	1.80 m / 5 ft 11 in
355	Andre AgassiTennis · Singles	Tennis	United States	Grand Slam Singles Titlesx5	1.80 m / 5 ft 11 in
356	Andre De GrasseAthletics · Sprints	Athletics	Canada	Olympic Gamesx5	1.80 m / 5 ft 11 in
357	Björn BorgTennis	Tennis	Sweden	Grand Slam Singles Titlesx5	1.80 m / 5 ft 11 in
358	Cameron SmithAFL/NRL	AFL/NRL	Australia	Asian Tour Rookie of the Yearx4	1.80 m / 5 ft 11 in
359	Charles LeclercF1 · Driver	F1	Monaco	FIA Formula 2 Championx4	1.80 m / 5 ft 11 in
360	Christian McCaffreyFootball (US) · Running back	Football (US)	United States	NFL Offensive Player of the Yearx1	1.80 m / 5 ft 11 in
361	Colby CovingtonUFC	UFC	United States	Interim UFC Welterweight Championx3	1.80 m / 5 ft 11 in
362	Galen RuppMarathon · Long-distance running	Marathon	United States	Olympic Silver Medalx6	1.80 m / 5 ft 11 in
363	Gary AndersonDarts · Player	Darts	Scotland	PDC World Championshipx9	1.80 m / 5 ft 11 in
364	Jack Della MaddalenaUFC · Welterweight	UFC	Australia	UFC Welterweight Championshipx7	1.80 m / 5 ft 11 in
365	Jimmie JohnsonNASCAR · Driver	NASCAR	United States	NASCAR Cup Series Championx3	1.80 m / 5 ft 11 in
366	John McEnroeTennis · Singles/Doubles	Tennis	United States	Grand Slam Singles Titlesx5	1.80 m / 5 ft 11 in
367	Judd TrumpSnooker	Snooker	England	World Championx4	1.80 m / 5 ft 11 in
368	Justin GaethjeUFC · Lightweight	UFC	United States	UFC Interim Lightweight Championx5	1.80 m / 5 ft 11 in
369	Kelvin KiptumMarathon · Long-distance running	Marathon	Kenya	Marathon World Recordx4	1.80 m / 5 ft 11 in
370	KL RahulCricket · Wicket-keeper-batter	Cricket	India	ICC Champions Trophyx3	1.80 m / 5 ft 11 in
371	Kurt BuschNASCAR · Driver	NASCAR	United States	NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Championx4	1.80 m / 5 ft 11 in
372	Kylian MbappéFootball · Forward	Football	France	FIFA World Cupx9	1.80 m / 5 ft 11 in
373	Martin Truex JrNASCAR · Driver	NASCAR	United States	NASCAR Cup Series Championx2	1.80 m / 5 ft 11 in
374	Max HollowayUFC	UFC	United States	UFC Featherweight Championx6	1.80 m / 5 ft 11 in
375	Max VerstappenF1 · Driver	F1	Netherlands	Formula One World Championshipsx8	1.80 m / 5 ft 11 in
376	Mesut ÖzilFootball · Attacking midfielder	Football	Germany	FIFA World Cupx6	1.80 m / 5 ft 11 in
377	Naomi OsakaTennis · Singles	Tennis	Japan	Grand Slam Singles Titlesx4	1.80 m / 5 ft 11 in
378	Noah LylesAthletics · Sprinter	Athletics	United States	Olympic Gold Medalx6	1.80 m / 5 ft 11 in
379	Nuno MendesFootball · Left-back	Football	Portugal	Ligue 1x9	1.80 m / 5 ft 11 in
380	Ollie WatkinsFootball · Forward	Football	England	EFL Young Player of the Yearx4	1.80 m / 5 ft 11 in
381	Petra VlhovaWinter Sports · Slalom, Giant Slalom, Super-G	Winter Sports	Slovakia	Olympic Gold Medalx6	1.80 m / 5 ft 11 in
382	Reece JamesFootball · Right-back	Football	England	UEFA European Under-19 Championshipx6	1.80 m / 5 ft 11 in
383	Sean O'MalleyUFC · Bantamweight	UFC	United States	UFC Bantamweight Championshipx6	1.80 m / 5 ft 11 in
384	Sidney CrosbyHockey · Centre	Hockey	Canada	Stanley Cupx9	1.80 m / 5 ft 11 in
385	Suryakumar YadavCricket · Batter	Cricket	India	ICC Men's T20I Cricketer of the Yearx4	1.80 m / 5 ft 11 in
386	Trent Alexander-ArnoldFootball · Right-back / Midfielder	Football	England	UEFA Champions Leaguex7	1.80 m / 5 ft 11 in
387	Trent BoultCricket · Bowler	Cricket	New Zealand	ICC World Test Championshipx5	1.80 m / 5 ft 11 in
388	Bruno FernandesFootball · Attacking midfielder	Football	Portugal	UEFA Nations Leaguex5	1.79 m / 5 ft 10 in
389	Federica PellegriniSwimming · Freestyle	Swimming	Italy	Olympic Gold Medalx5	1.79 m / 5 ft 10 in
390	Johnathan ThurstonAFL/NRL	AFL/NRL	Australia	NRL Premiershipx6	1.79 m / 5 ft 10 in
391	Riyad MahrezFootball · Right winger	Football	Algeria	Africa Cup of Nationsx7	1.79 m / 5 ft 10 in
392	Ryan GiggsFootball · Left midfielder, left winger	Football	Wales	Premier League Titlesx11	1.79 m / 5 ft 10 in
393	AB de VilliersCricket · Wicket-keeper-batter	Cricket	South Africa	ICC ODI Player of the Yearx5	1.78 m / 5 ft 10 in
394	AP McCoyHorse Racing · Jockey	Horse Racing	Northern Ireland	Champion Jockeyx5	1.78 m / 5 ft 10 in
395	Belal MuhammadUFC · Welterweight	UFC	United States	UFC Welterweight Championshipx4	1.78 m / 5 ft 10 in
396	Bukayo SakaFootball · Right winger	Football	England	Premier Leaguex4	1.78 m / 5 ft 10 in
397	Carles PuyolFootball · Centre-back	Football	Spain	FIFA World Cupx8	1.78 m / 5 ft 10 in
398	Carlos SainzF1 · Driver	F1	Spain	Formula Renault 3.5 Championx5	1.78 m / 5 ft 10 in
399	Charles OliveiraUFC · Lightweight	UFC	Brazil	UFC Lightweight Championx4	1.78 m / 5 ft 10 in
400	Christian PulisicFootball · Winger, Attacking Midfielder, Forward	Football	United States	CONCACAF Nations Leaguex6	1.78 m / 5 ft 10 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.