Tallest Athletes in World Sport

Rank	Athlete	Sport	Nation	Honours	Height
401	Connor BedardHockey · Centre	Hockey	Canada	Calder Memorial Trophyx6	1.78 m / 5 ft 10 in
402	Eberechi EzeFootball · Attacking midfielder	Football	England	FA Cupx3	1.78 m / 5 ft 10 in
403	Emma McKeonSwimming · Freestyle, Butterfly	Swimming	Australia	Olympic Gold Medalsx5	1.78 m / 5 ft 10 in
404	Enzo FernándezFootball · Midfielder	Football	Argentina	FIFA World Cupx6	1.78 m / 5 ft 10 in
405	Fabio QuartararoMotoGP · Rider	MotoGP	France	MotoGP World Championx3	1.78 m / 5 ft 10 in
406	Francisco LindorBaseball · Shortstop	Baseball	Puerto Rico	5× All-Starx5	1.78 m / 5 ft 10 in
407	Gabriel MartinelliFootball · Forward, Left Winger	Football	Brazil	Premier Leaguex4	1.78 m / 5 ft 10 in
408	Georges St-PierreUFC · Welterweight, Middleweight	UFC	Canada	UFC Welterweight Championx6	1.78 m / 5 ft 10 in
409	Gerwyn PriceDarts · Professional darts player	Darts	Wales	PDC World Championshipx5	1.78 m / 5 ft 10 in
410	Islam MakhachevUFC · Lightweight / Welterweight	UFC	Russia	UFC Lightweight Championx4	1.78 m / 5 ft 10 in
411	Jasprit BumrahCricket · Bowler	Cricket	India	Player of the Tournamentx8	1.78 m / 5 ft 10 in
412	Johan CruyffFootball · Forward, Attacking midfielder	Football	Netherlands	Ballon d'Orx5	1.78 m / 5 ft 10 in
413	Justin ThomasGolf · Professional Golfer	Golf	United States	PGA Championshipx6	1.78 m / 5 ft 10 in
414	Kevin HarvickNASCAR · Driver	NASCAR	United States	NASCAR Cup Series Championx5	1.78 m / 5 ft 10 in
415	Khabib NurmagomedovUFC · Lightweight	UFC	Russia	UFC Lightweight Championx4	1.78 m / 5 ft 10 in
416	Kirill KaprizovHockey · Left wing	Hockey	Russia	Calder Memorial Trophyx5	1.78 m / 5 ft 10 in
417	Lamine YamalFootball · Right winger / Right midfielder	Football	Spain	UEFA European Championshipx3	1.78 m / 5 ft 10 in
418	Lando NorrisF1 · Driver	F1	United Kingdom	Formula One World Drivers' Championshipx5	1.78 m / 5 ft 10 in
419	Lindsey VonnWinter Sports · Downhill, Super-G, Giant slalom, Combined	Winter Sports	United States	Olympic Gold Medalx5	1.78 m / 5 ft 10 in
420	Madison KeysTennis · Singles	Tennis	United States	Australian Open Championx3	1.78 m / 5 ft 10 in
421	Magnus CarlsenChess · Grandmaster	Chess	Norway	World Chess Championx6	1.78 m / 5 ft 10 in
422	Martin ØdegaardFootball · Midfielder	Football	Norway	Copa del Reyx1	1.78 m / 5 ft 10 in
423	Monica SelesTennis	Tennis	United States	Grand Slam Singles Titlesx5	1.78 m / 5 ft 10 in
424	Nelly KordaGolf · Professional Golfer	Golf	United States	LPGA Tour Player of the Yearx7	1.78 m / 5 ft 10 in
425	Oscar PiastriF1 · Driver	F1	Australia	FIA Formula 2 Championx7	1.78 m / 5 ft 10 in
426	Ousmane DembéléFootball · Forward / Right Winger	Football	France	FIFA World Cupx6	1.78 m / 5 ft 10 in
427	Paddy PimblettUFC · Lightweight	UFC	United Kingdom	Cage Warriors Featherweight Championx6	1.78 m / 5 ft 10 in
428	Qinwen ZhengTennis · Singles	Tennis	China	Olympic Gold Medalx4	1.78 m / 5 ft 10 in
429	Quinn HughesHockey · Defenseman	Hockey	United States	James Norris Memorial Trophyx5	1.78 m / 5 ft 10 in
430	Ronnie O'SullivanSnooker · Player	Snooker	England	World Snooker Championshipx7	1.78 m / 5 ft 10 in
431	Ryan GarciaBoxing · Welterweight, Lightweight, Light welterweight	Boxing	United States	WBC Welterweight Championx2	1.78 m / 5 ft 10 in
432	Tyreek HillFootball (US) · Wide receiver	Football (US)	United States	Super Bowl Championx3	1.78 m / 5 ft 10 in
433	Viktor HovlandGolf · Professional Golfer	Golf	Norway	Ben Hogan Awardx2	1.78 m / 5 ft 10 in
434	Xander SchauffeleGolf	Golf	United States	PGA Tour Rookie of the Yearx4	1.78 m / 5 ft 10 in
435	Ariarne TitmusSwimming · Freestyle	Swimming	Australia	Olympic Gold Medalsx6	1.77 m / 5 ft 10 in
436	Pavel NedvedFootball · Midfielder	Football	Czech Republic	Ballon d'Orx6	1.77 m / 5 ft 10 in
437	Pierre GaslyF1 · Driver	F1	France	GP2 Series Championx3	1.77 m / 5 ft 10 in
438	Primoz RoglicCycling · Rider	Cycling	Slovenia	Tour de Francex5	1.77 m / 5 ft 10 in
439	Alberto ContadorCycling · Rider	Cycling	Spain	Tour de Francex5	1.76 m / 5 ft 9 in
440	Alexis Mac AllisterFootball · Midfielder	Football	Argentina	FIFA World Cupx6	1.76 m / 5 ft 9 in
441	Antoine GriezmannFootball · Forward / Attacking Midfielder	Football	France	FIFA World Cupx7	1.76 m / 5 ft 9 in
442	Florian WirtzFootball · Attacking midfielder, left midfielder	Football	Germany	UEFA European Under-21 Championshipx3	1.76 m / 5 ft 9 in
443	Francesco BagnaiaMotoGP · Rider	MotoGP	Italy	MotoGP World Championx2	1.76 m / 5 ft 9 in
444	Hicham El GuerroujAthletics · Middle-distance runner	Athletics	Morocco	Olympic Gold Medalsx5	1.76 m / 5 ft 9 in
445	Iga ŚwiątekTennis · Singles	Tennis	Poland	French Openx5	1.76 m / 5 ft 9 in
446	Jasper PhilipsenCycling · Sprinter	Cycling	Belgium	Best Sprinter in the Worldx3	1.76 m / 5 ft 9 in
447	RaphinhaFootball · Winger	Football	Brazil	Taça de Portugalx6	1.76 m / 5 ft 9 in
448	Tadej PogacarCycling · Rider	Cycling	Slovenia	Tour de Francex8	1.76 m / 5 ft 9 in
449	Vinicius JrFootball · Forward / Left Winger	Football	Brazil	Copa Américax8	1.76 m / 5 ft 9 in
450	Wayne RooneyFootball · Forward, Midfielder	Football	England	Premier Leaguex8	1.76 m / 5 ft 9 in
451	Arda GulerFootball · Attacking midfielder	Football	Turkey	Turkish Cupx4	1.75 m / 5 ft 9 in
452	Brad MarchandHockey · Left Wing	Hockey	Canada	Stanley Cupx5	1.75 m / 5 ft 9 in
453	Carlos ValderramaFootball · Attacking midfielder	Football	Colombia	South American Footballer of the Yearx4	1.75 m / 5 ft 9 in
454	Christian ColemanAthletics · Sprints	Athletics	United States	World Championx6	1.75 m / 5 ft 9 in
455	Coco GauffTennis · Singles/Doubles	Tennis	United States	US Open Championx6	1.75 m / 5 ft 9 in
456	Collin MorikawaGolf · Professional Golfer	Golf	United States	PGA Championshipx5	1.75 m / 5 ft 9 in
457	Daniel SuarezNASCAR · Driver	NASCAR	Mexico	NASCAR Xfinity Series Championx3	1.75 m / 5 ft 9 in
458	Dustin PoirierUFC	UFC	United States	Interim UFC Lightweight Championx4	1.75 m / 5 ft 9 in
459	Eden HazardFootball · Winger, Attacking Midfielder	Football	Belgium	Ligue 1 Player of the Yearx8	1.75 m / 5 ft 9 in
460	Eileen GuWinter Sports · Freestyle skiing	Winter Sports	United States	Olympic Gamesx6	1.75 m / 5 ft 9 in
461	Emma RaducanuTennis · Singles	Tennis	United Kingdom	US Open Championx1	1.75 m / 5 ft 9 in
462	Errol Spence Jr.Boxing · Welterweight	Boxing	United States	IBF Welterweight Championx5	1.75 m / 5 ft 9 in
463	Federico ChiesaFootball · Forward winger	Football	Italy	UEFA European Championshipx4	1.75 m / 5 ft 9 in
464	Franco ColapintoF1 · Driver	F1	Argentina	F4 Spanish Championshipx2	1.75 m / 5 ft 9 in
465	Franco MorbidelliMotoGP · Motorcycle Racer	MotoGP	Italy	Moto2 World Championx2	1.75 m / 5 ft 9 in
466	Gabriel JesusFootball · Forward	Football	Brazil	Copa Américax7	1.75 m / 5 ft 9 in
467	Garry KasparovChess · Grandmaster	Chess	Russia	World Chess Championx4	1.75 m / 5 ft 9 in
468	George BestFootball · Right winger, attacking midfielder	Football	Northern Ireland	European Footballer of the Yearx5	1.75 m / 5 ft 9 in
469	James MaddisonFootball · Attacking midfielder	Football	England	FA Cupx5	1.75 m / 5 ft 9 in
470	Jonas VingegaardCycling · Rider	Cycling	Denmark	Tour de Francex4	1.75 m / 5 ft 9 in
471	José RamírezBaseball · Third baseman	Baseball	Dominican Republic	7× All-Starx1	1.75 m / 5 ft 9 in
472	Kaylee McKeownSwimming · Backstroke, Individual Medley	Swimming	Australia	Olympic Gold Medalsx5	1.75 m / 5 ft 9 in
473	Liam LawsonF1 · Driver	F1	New Zealand	Toyota Racing Series Championx5	1.75 m / 5 ft 9 in
474	Marco BezzecchiMotoGP · Racer	MotoGP	Italy	Moto3 Italian Championshipx5	1.75 m / 5 ft 9 in
475	Mark CavendishCycling · Sprinter	Cycling	Isle of Man	Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)x4	1.75 m / 5 ft 9 in
476	Matt KensethNASCAR	NASCAR	United States	NASCAR Winston Cup Series Championx4	1.75 m / 5 ft 9 in
477	Michael van GerwenDarts · Professional Darts Player	Darts	Netherlands	PDC World Championshipx7	1.75 m / 5 ft 9 in
478	Mirra AndreevaTennis · Singles/Doubles	Tennis	Russia	French Openx4	1.75 m / 5 ft 9 in
479	Mo FarahAthletics · Long-distance running	Athletics	United Kingdom	Olympic Gold Medalsx7	1.75 m / 5 ft 9 in
480	Mohamed SalahFootball · Right winger	Football	Egypt	Premier League Golden Bootx11	1.75 m / 5 ft 9 in
481	Mohammed KudusFootball · Attacking midfielder, Winger	Football	Ghana	Eredivisiex2	1.75 m / 5 ft 9 in
482	MS DhoniCricket · Wicket-keeper-batter	Cricket	India	Padma Bhushanx8	1.75 m / 5 ft 9 in
483	NeymarFootball · Attacking midfielder / Forward	Football	Brazil	FIFA Confederations Cupx5	1.75 m / 5 ft 9 in
484	Rohit SharmaCricket · Top-order batter	Cricket	India	ICC Men's ODI Cricketer of the Yearx7	1.75 m / 5 ft 9 in
485	Rory McIlroyGolf	Golf	Northern Ireland	PGA Tour Player of the Yearx8	1.75 m / 5 ft 9 in
486	Sadio ManéFootball · Winger	Football	Senegal	Africa Cup of Nationsx7	1.75 m / 5 ft 9 in
487	Serena WilliamsTennis · Singles	Tennis	United States	Grand Slam Singles Titlesx6	1.75 m / 5 ft 9 in
488	Steffi GrafTennis · Singles	Tennis	Germany	Grand Slam Singles Titlesx5	1.75 m / 5 ft 9 in
489	Steve SmithCricket · Batter	Cricket	Australia	ICC Men's Cricketer of the Yearx5	1.75 m / 5 ft 9 in
490	Sydney McLaughlin-LevroneAthletics · Hurdler/Sprinter	Athletics	United States	Olympic Gold Medalsx6	1.75 m / 5 ft 9 in
491	Tony StewartNASCAR · Driver	NASCAR	United States	NASCAR Cup Series Championx5	1.75 m / 5 ft 9 in
492	Virat KohliCricket · Top-order batter	Cricket	India	ICC ODI Player of the Yearx8	1.75 m / 5 ft 9 in
493	Ademola LookmanFootball · Attacking midfielder, Winger, Second striker	Football	Nigeria	FIFA U-20 World Cupx4	1.74 m / 5 ft 9 in
494	Elina SvitolinaTennis · Singles	Tennis	Ukraine	WTA Finalsx4	1.74 m / 5 ft 9 in
495	Lautaro MartínezFootball · Forward	Football	Argentina	FIFA World Cupx7	1.74 m / 5 ft 9 in
496	Lewis HamiltonF1 · Driver	F1	United Kingdom	Formula One World Championshipsx5	1.74 m / 5 ft 9 in
497	PedriFootball · Midfielder	Football	Spain	UEFA European Championshipx5	1.74 m / 5 ft 9 in
498	RodrygoFootball · Winger	Football	Brazil	La Ligax3	1.74 m / 5 ft 9 in
499	Amanda NunesUFC · Bantamweight/Featherweight	UFC	Brazil	UFC Women's Bantamweight Championx5	1.73 m / 5 ft 8 in
500	Andrea Kimi AntonelliF1 · Driver	F1	Italy	FIA Formula 4 UAE Championshipx6	1.73 m / 5 ft 8 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.