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How tall is Hakeem Olajuwon?

Q: How tall is Hakeem Olajuwon?

Hakeem Olajuwon is 213 cm tall, which is 7′0″, as recorded on Wikidata (retrieved September 21, 2026). Recorded heights of real people are approximate.

Nigerian-American basketball player

Recorded height
213 cm 7′0″ · 2.13 m · 83.9 inches

Hakeem Olajuwon is 213 cm tall (7′0″) as recorded on Wikidata, retrieved September 21, 2026.
That is 38 cm taller 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)).

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