How tall is Kenenisa Bekele?
Ethiopian long-distance runner (track and field)
Recorded height
165 cm 5′5″ · 1.65 m · 65.0 inches
165 cm 5′5″ · 1.65 m · 65.0 inches
- Kenenisa Bekele is 165 cm tall (5′5″) as recorded on Wikidata, retrieved .
- That is 10 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
Shigeo Yaegashi (174 cm) · Ryozo Suzuki (174 cm) · Matthias Sammer (181 cm) · Giorgos Samaras (192 cm) · Salvatore Sirigu (192 cm) · Chevy Chase (192 cm)
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Kenenisa Bekele vs Shigeo Yaegashi · Kenenisa Bekele vs Ryozo Suzuki · Kenenisa Bekele vs Matthias Sammer · Kenenisa Bekele vs Giorgos Samaras
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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.