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How tall is Roger Bannister?

Q: How tall is Roger Bannister?

Roger Bannister is 187 cm tall, which is 6′2″, as recorded on Wikidata (retrieved September 21, 2026). Recorded heights of real people are approximate.

English physician and athlete (1929–2018)

Recorded height
187 cm 6′2″ · 1.87 m · 73.6 inches

Roger Bannister is 187 cm tall (6′2″) as recorded on Wikidata, retrieved September 21, 2026.
That is 12 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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