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How tall is Garrincha?

Q: How tall is Garrincha?

Garrincha is 170 cm tall, which is 5′7″, as recorded on Wikidata (retrieved August 27, 2026). Recorded heights of real people are approximate.

Brazilian association football player (1933–1983)

Recorded height
170 cm 5′7″ · 1.70 m · 66.9 inches

Garrincha is 170 cm tall (5′7″) as recorded on Wikidata, retrieved August 27, 2026.
That is 5 cm shorter than the average U.S. man (175.3 cm, 5′9″; CDC/NCHS, NHANES 2015-2018 (Vital and Health Statistics Series 3, Number 46, 2021)).

Compared with people of similar fame

John Terry (187 cm) · Pete Sampras (185 cm) · Rivaldo (186 cm) · B. J. Habibie (162 cm) · Roger Waters (190 cm) · Macaulay Culkin (170 cm)

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Garrincha vs John Terry · Garrincha vs Pete Sampras · Garrincha vs Rivaldo · Garrincha vs B. J. Habibie

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Height as recorded on Wikidata (CC0), retrieved August 27, 2026. Recorded heights of real people are approximate. Silhouettes are stylized pictograms, not likenesses.