How tall is Hafthor Julius Bjornsson - Page 3

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6ft 7.53in (202cm)
dmitrifps said on 5/Jan/17
Rob, what would be a specific and accurate height listing (TV version) for the current Gregor Clegane (Robert Strong played by Thor) when he's in his full Kingsguard Armour from helmet to heel next to Cersei (5' 5") and the other people in certain scenes?
Editor Rob
They portray him as tall as possible in gear, like a 7 footer.
jonsnow said on 4/Jan/17
I saw a strongman video where he claims 6'8''. 6'9'' is probably a listing in shoes from when he played basketball. both his father and grandfather are around the same height which I think is pretty need. he was encouraged to do strongman after being spotted in the gym by an icelandic strongman legend who said he had the biggest bone structure he had ever seen
MacReady said on 3/Jan/17
Yeah 'just because', I saw that on The World's Strongest Man. Considering Thor's height and huge body weight I find it believable that he could drop over a inch through the day. So his claim of 6'9'' (out of bed) may be true.
It's such a shame he missed out on the title yet again; he has the required massive strength, but just needs to work on his technique and application.
just because said on 1/Jan/17
On a recent wsm the commentator colin bryce stated that thor was 6ft9 in the morning and 6ft8 in the evening
A Man said on 30/Dec/16
@ Duhon
I'd agree with that. I'm the same age as him (a couple of months older in fact), and when I found out he was actually younger than me I couldn't believe it. Looks easily in his late 30s.

Same with Eddie Hall though, he's only 6 months older than Thor and he looks well into his 30s as well. Part of it's due to the size of them, but the lifestyle must surely provoke accelerated aging as well.
Danimal said on 30/Dec/16
Haftor is 6'7.5"
Brian Shaw is a legit 6'6" (6'8" is in basketball shoes£.
@HeightcrazyRed6ft said on 22/Dec/16
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Hafthor is closer to the cam, so to me they look around the same height
184cm said on 8/Dec/16
Looks a weak 6'8"
Johan said on 7/Dec/16
Richters only looks 7' there with the tallest guy from NL. 3 inches difference.

Next to Big Show I would have said 7'1" and if that Schelts guy is 6'10" then again he looks 7'1".

I saw a few more pics with Hafthor and to be honest it looks more 5 inches difference.

So Hafthor at 6'7" would make Richter 7'0 and 6'8" would be 7'1".

So the listing here is good, Richter could fall between 7' and 7'1". Ofc a big guy like that probbaly wakes easily at the 7'2" mark so its not like he is lying.
Christian-196.2cm (6ft5.25) said on 7/Dec/16
Jim K said on 5/Dec/16
Looks a flat 6'8". Amazed at how Rob's head is larger than Bjorn's so this kind of throws off the readings, but he does look at least 6' 7.75" at lowest

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Bjornsson's head is way bigger than Rob's, you should get your eyes checked.
Jim K said on 5/Dec/16
Looks a flat 6'8". Amazed at how Rob's head is larger than Bjorn's so this kind of throws off the readings, but he does look at least 6' 7.75" at lowest
Duhon said on 4/Dec/16
This is Richters next to the 7'3" tallest man in the Netherlands Click Here

I wouldn't say that's a 4" difference. Maybe 2"+?
Johno said on 2/Dec/16
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Khali here was probably at his largest and he had some massive legs to; probably around 170-180kg at less than 10% bodyfat and a legit 7'0 or so, was probably the most largest muscular man ever. Some were taller and some heavier but for share combination, i reckon he was hard to beat.

Big Show and Andre would have been close but if they had to cut, i doubt they ever had more pure muscle mass than Khali.
Johno said on 2/Dec/16
Mr Richter is certainly impressive. He seems to be filling out his height and that is pretty difficult for his height. He does not look to far off The Great Khali's bodybuilder days and he seems just as tall, maybe slightly shoter than Khali. Khali still the tallest/largest bodybuilder ever. He used to have madive legs aswell as upper body when he was in his 20s but obviously due to his condition he could not train legs later on.
Johno said on 2/Dec/16
Richter looked a good 4-inches or so shorter than Netherland's tallest man who is 7'3 or 7'4 i think?

Sammy Schelts is nowhere near his listed height of 6'10; these K1,Pride heights were/are usually way-off; more so than Hollywood at times.
Alex V. said on 1/Dec/16
Angles are so strange sometimes, look at these photos...




Semmy Schilt and Stefan Struve Click Here Click Here

Semmy Schilt and Oliver Richters Click Here

Big Show and Oliver Richters Click Here



And they are all, similar in height...
Duhon said on 25/Nov/16
Here's the Richters fellow next to a life-size statue of 7'6.5" Rigardus Rijnhout Click Here
Johno said on 24/Nov/16
@Berta, Rich is no more than 5'10. He wears chunky boots and i suspect lifts in most bodybuilding conventions.
Johno said on 24/Nov/16
That Oliver Richters was the same height as Big Show when they met so that 7'2 listing is out for him, more like 7'0 max possibly less. As you can see, he is taller than Thor.
Vegas said on 21/Nov/16
Andrew said on 30/Oct/16
Doubt WSM lie, they don't have to, unlike wrestlers. Brian Shaw is a legit 6'8"
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If Shaw is 6'8 then WWE wrestler Braun strowman ( Adam scherr) is also 6'8
Johan said on 21/Nov/16
If that guy is really 7'2" then he can look around 6 inches shorter so about 6'8" 203 cm as he claims.
Duhon said on 17/Nov/16
Hafthor posing with 7'2" bodybuilder Oliver Richters. Not the best angles but what's the difference here? Click Here
Crane said on 6/Nov/16
Let's put an end to this with a proper list of "6'7.5".
josh jeffords said on 1/Nov/16
Dude is massive I watch Stong man and he is tallest of any real competitors in years.
Pretty sure he is listed at 203 cm which looks to correspond to 6 7 .75 Worlds Strongest Man
Thats weird he is now 416lbs and 6 9 who knows maybe he is growing..
He is taller than Brian shaw who claims 6 8 but looks under 6 7.
They claim an average of 6 3 and he ##$$$!# towers most like 6 ftrs or less.
These guys are always hurting their back and legs so he wont be that tall for long.
Should watch him try to do regular sports it hilarious!
Hope he makes it to real cinema always had a crazy theatrical presence.
Andrew said on 30/Oct/16
Doubt WSM lie, they don't have to, unlike wrestlers. Brian Shaw is a legit 6'8" and Thor is slightly taller in some match ups in WSM. 2015 deadlift round they congratulate each other and Thor is definitely ~1" taller. Oberst is considerably shorter than both and probably 6'6".

Terry Hollands lives literally 15 mins down the road from me Medway UK, have been to his gym and Terry is a legit 6'6, and again, some WSM rounds Terry is next to Thor. He is 6'8 minimum.
berta said on 17/Oct/16
rob what height is rich piana he looks in the 6 foot range to me at worst just under 6 feet and at best 6 feet half inch?
Editor Rob
compared to Hafthor I'd have said somewhere around that zone.
Guanzo said on 14/Oct/16
He is 6'9'' with basketball shoes maybe 6'8''.75
Johan said on 3/Oct/16
Its possible ofc considering the listing. Funny thing is Hafthor has claimed numerous times 6'8" and was also listed 203 cm during his basketball days but they still insist on him being 6'9" - 206 cm.

His country uses metric and he has never claimed 206 cm , its always been 203- 204 cm.
tomato said on 2/Oct/16
I put him at 204 cm so at least the full 6 ft 8 in.
S.J.H said on 22/Sep/16
Up here hafthor atually look 26.5cm-27cm zone taller than big rob. If rob usually stand like 173.2-173.4cm in his video then Hafthor is really a solid 200cm to 6'7 not sure if he can stretch up the extra 0.75 in person. 6'7.75 stays a myth as i wonder how would peter crouch look next to rob..
Ice said on 16/Sep/16
Funny how Oberst claims 6'8 when he's clearly below the 200 cm mark ..
leoberg124 said on 10/Sep/16
It seems Sun Ming Ming, he is 236 cm (7'9")
@HeightcrazyRed6ft said on 9/Sep/16
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Mark said on 29/Aug/16
He's huge...
Johno said on 22/Aug/16
Rich Piana, would be lucky to be a strong 5'10. He is a 5'10 at best. Wears some massive boots.
Bard said on 18/Aug/16
Looks a solid 6'7, maybe a little more.
Teutonic Titan said on 15/Aug/16
Robert Oberst is 6'06", or so his college roster listing says: Click Here. Given that, it is easy to see Hafthor is 6'08" plus. Besides, Hafthor and his trainers have always said he was 205 cm (80.71").
A Man said on 11/Aug/16
Oberst always claims 6,8" but he's nowhere near. 6,5.5" max I'd give him.
MD said on 8/Aug/16
I've heard that Piana is lucky if he's 5'11". The six-foot claims are total bunk.
leoberg124 said on 6/Aug/16
Bjornsson and Piana. Piana is estimated 183-185 cm. Can Bjornsson look 6'8"?
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It seems Oberst has short neck. If Oberst 6'6", can Bjornsson look more than 6'8"?
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Jackson Martinez said on 3/Aug/16
@Jeff and Rob
The guy next to Hafthor is famous professional physique competitor Jason Poston.
He is listed as 174cm (5ft 8.5)
Jackson Martinez said on 1/Aug/16
Ok, thanks for the reply
Videos like this are very good to catch attention.
"Versus Videos" or "Top10 Videos" seem to be very popular in modern culture :D
Maybe in future you could fill them with more content although it's just a hobby.

Isn't the comparison with this two pictures a bit unfair?
You're standing much better with Thor then with Nairn. Big Bad Johns pictures show that there wasn't a 2inch differnece between them,
even back in the days when Nairn could stand his full height.
I think that your estimate about Thor is very accurate. 202 - 203 cm is my guess also by going through many comparisons and no lower than that.
And for Nairn max 206cms a few years ago (maybe taller than that in his younger years) and a few inches shorter than that today.
Editor Rob

The listings on this site are basically still more what I am thinking, in videos (which are just a little bit of visual entertainment and I wanted to keep quite short) you can say a person looks over a certain height range...

it's also a way to reuse some older content.
Jeff said on 29/Jul/16
Would 5'8 be a good estimate for the guy in the cap next to Thor? I've seen him listed at 5'10 but he seems to be reaching just under Thors chin, same as you.

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Editor Rob
I would have said he looked taller than me, but it might be possible Hafthor dropped a bit more height, hard to say exactly though. 5ft 9 might be possible.
TJE said on 28/Jul/16
Why not just leave him at 6'7.5 if he can look anywhere between 6'7 and 6'8?
Editor Rob
maybe it is better to go with the upper end of a guess than the lower.
Jackson Martinez said on 27/Jul/16
Hi, in which Video is that?
Rob, isn't a downgrade needed after your helplines?
Editor Rob
I was trying to show that Nairn is taller in person than Hafthor.

The lines are a guide, but in many cases I feel are pretty accurate, in other cases though a celebrity can look shorter/taller than they suggest.
I do think he is over 6ft 7, but maybe not a full 6ft 8.
Clive said on 26/Jul/16
Why in your video do you say he is 6'7-6'7.5?
Editor Rob
it's what he can look.
Peter 179cm said on 8/Jul/16
About 201cm imo,so just over 6'7.
mrtguy said on 21/Jun/16
Rob, The Mountain's head isn't small or very large for his height, Up close if you were to compare his head to Nairn it wouldn't be a big difference.
leoberg124 said on 16/Jun/16
Koklyaev 6'3-6'3.5 (191-192 cm) and Bjornsson looks 4-4.25 in. taller, he can be 6'8.
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Jackson Martinez said on 1/Jun/16
@Declan,

I think Robs Guess seems very accurate.
I also met him once even though I was not close to him. He seems very very tall and large.
But you have to admit that a man who is almost 6'8 is very tall.

Surely he wakes around 6'9 or more, but I think due to his mass he could shrink to 6'7.75.
The lines show him as 6'7.25 but like Rob already said: It's just a guide and in real life and on photos wihth taller people (6ft+) he seems close to 6'8 to him.
Declan said on 31/May/16
Thor when he first came on the scene at wsm was billed at 6'10, and now at 6'9. I've met Thor and he is atleast 6'9 no doubt. He is very wide and muscular which isn't typical of such a tall guy, that's why people are trying to rob him of a few inches lol!
Sam said on 27/May/16
I take it that he's still behind the mask as Franken-mountain in the current GOT season...I was thinking for a moment they had Whyte step in again (he's now credited for digitally capturing Wun-Wun the northern giant). They do a good job making Thor seem even taller than he really is in crowd scenes.
Lord Beerus said on 23/May/16
Now he looks 6ft7.25. Before, in this picture he looked 6ft7.75. Rob what happened did you cut off part of his head in this picture.
Editor Rob
the lines were too thick, this is a more accurate representation, although it is still a guide.
Damian said on 14/May/16
Jackson Martinez
Would you compare his size and physique with people like the Big Show or King Kong Bundy?
He doesn't appear as big or almost as big as them. He is a big dude, but not a giant whale or an elephant.
Although, he does appear he could look 6ft7.5 barefoot, and if he stood taller than he is in this photo, possibly 6ft8, but I wouldn't go anything above that.
pedro builder said on 13/May/16
Saw him at the worlds strongest man. He is 6'9.5" at least, he is taller then Ryan Shaw who is 6'8" another monster.
Johan said on 4/May/16
He looks 6'7.5" with the lines. Im sure a guy that size does indeed wake at 6'9".

Next to 6'1" range guys shown by Rob on this page he is minimum 6'7.5" and closer to this listing.
Sixseven said on 2/May/16
On this picture he appears under 2 meters Interesting.
S.J.H said on 30/Apr/16
I check out enough of hafthor picture else where i believe rob listing is accurate but only in the morning he could hit this range slightly over 202cm and hold a strong 201cm mid day
Jackson Martinez said on 20/Apr/16
Damian
he was actually 185kg, when he won the Arnold Classic Brasil a few weeks ago. This is more than 400 pounds.
And to his height.
You can not go only by Robs Helplines.
With taller people, le looks at least 6'7.5. Even nearer 6'8.
6'7 1/2" is maybe the lowest for him, but surely not under it.
Damian said on 17/Apr/16
I think he is about 6ft7, and with his hair makes him look about 1/2 an inch taller than he actually is. If he was more than 6ft7, forget it his head isn't more than 10 inches. By the way rob, but we're his legs and knees slightly bent when this photo was taken. Lol, he says he is 379lbs, which is more honest than what other affiliations list him as. Yea, I doubt his more than 400lbs, no way.
James B said on 14/Apr/16
Jackson Martinez- well to be fair Hathor reaches 6'7.5 under the helplines but that is with the 'slight' help of his cm thick hair.

If he had shaved his hair of he defo would look no higher than 6'7 or maybe 6'7.25 under the lines.
Jackson Martinez said on 12/Apr/16
Rob,
after you did this helplines:
would you still say, he could be measured more than 202cms?
Editor Rob
I think it is still very likely, in person I would have guessed over 6ft 7 flat up close.
James B said on 11/Apr/16
Rob I think hathors legs are spread apart further than yours
Editor Rob
unless it was a wide stance it barely has any effect, I demonstrated once in A video and did the measurement to show the kind of range of stance where you don't get much difference...
Johan said on 11/Apr/16
Again there was a footwear swing. Tyler mane had a 0.5-0.6 in advantage on Rob and here the footwear with Thor is equal. Mane looked in the 6'7" range and Thor is at least 0.5 inch talller because of less shoe .
mrtguy said on 10/Apr/16
S.J.H said on 8/Apr/16
Hafthor look closer to tyler mane 6'6.75 to 6'7 not sure about the extra 3/4 given what's wrong?

I don't see Hafthor under 6'7''
S.J.H said on 8/Apr/16
Hafthor look closer to tyler mane 6'6.75 to 6'7 not sure about the extra 3/4 given what's wrong?
leoberg124 said on 5/Apr/16
Look this video. Larratt is 6' 5" and Thor can be 3 in taller.
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Mathew Robinson (190 cm) said on 1/Apr/16
Yes, this guy is a big man for sure. I can believe this listing.
Ice said on 27/Mar/16
ROB would he edge out Brian Shaw ?
Editor Rob
the odds might be in Hafthor's favour.
mrtguy said on 22/Mar/16
Rob, can you see Thor waking up at nearer 6'10'', he lifts very heavy weights and I think I think he can lose near 2 inches in a day compared to the average man??
Editor Rob
yes, it is far more likely a guy of his stature would lose over an inch.
berta said on 22/Mar/16
HI Rob it would be fun if Magnus samuelsson was added on celebheights. The strongman.
James B said on 19/Mar/16
Yeah not over 6'7 under the scale.
Jackson Martinez said on 25/Feb/16
@A Man

Agree with all that heights:
Big Z 190-191cm.
Eddie hall 187cm
Mike Burke almost 198cm, Terry Hollands a bit under it.
and Robert Oberst 198cm.

except for Thor and Brian Shaw.
Brian Shaw sometimes can look 202cm.
and Hafthor can look 203cm (a full 6'8) in some comparisons.
Johno said on 25/Feb/16
Although u believe, Thor would be no taller then 6'7 or Brian Shaw 6'6.25 in the evening though.
Johno said on 25/Feb/16
@Agreed A Man but only if Rob is his average height of 5'8.5 or early morning height.
A man said on 22/Feb/16
Doesn't surprise me that Thor isn't 6,9". WSM inflate heights just like the WWE does.

Here's what I reckon for all the big boys:

Thor 6,7.75"
Brian Shaw 6,7"
Big Z 6,3"
Eddie Hall 6.1.5"
Mike Burke 6,5.75"
Terry Hollands 6,5.5"
Robert Oberst 6,6" (but laughably claims 6,8")
Tabitha O'Brien said on 21/Feb/16
In strongman they say he is 6' 9" (2.06m) but in the picture he looks the same because Brian Shaw is 6' 8" (2.03m) and when Thor stood next to Brien, Thor was definatly taller then him.
The Ben said on 21/Feb/16
Wow, I always though he was a legit 6'9.
Rob's generally spot on with his height estimates, this one is quite surprising.
He's still a monster of epic proportions.
I'm surprised how much height had on Triple H. I wonder if Triple H has lost height with age, I always pegged him at a throng 6'2 but he looks around 6'1 these days.
S.J.H said on 20/Feb/16
Hafthor listed as high as 6'10 but he don't even look more than 6'7 else where and only look 6'6.5 with rob.From many source of pictures he look a solid 200cm guy so i'm think he could be 6'7 if he get measured the extra 0.75 is way too generous
Musclehed320 said on 17/Feb/16
Rob, do you recall the footwear you and Thor had on when you met? Thor wears Chucks a lot, was he wearing them on when you guys were pictured together?
Editor Rob
normal shoe about an inch so similar range.
Charlie said on 17/Feb/16
"I can't make-out any real difference in height between him and 6'8" listed Brian Shaw" thats because Thor is standing with wider legs spread, he is taller than shaw. So if shaw is 203 cm wich he prob is, thor is around 205 wich seems legit...
Johno said on 11/Feb/16
He comes out at 6'7 roughly not including hair, under this scale.
A man said on 10/Feb/16
There have always been giants in strongman. Back to Phil Pfister 10 years ago, and Magnus Samuelsson and Janni Virtanen a bit further than that, and Nathan Jones and Ted Van Der Parre even further than that.

I get what you're saying but I think these things just go in cycles. Someone like Mariusz or Ver Magnusson can dominate again.
Duhon said on 8/Feb/16
S.J.H said on 7/Feb/16
Atually hafthor look more like 6'6.5 here

Put your clicker over the picture to highlight the ruler. He comes out right under 6'8" where Rob has him listed.
Crane said on 8/Feb/16
6'6.5..... He's more of a 6'7-6'7.5!
Musclehed320 said on 8/Feb/16
John, I'm not saying the shorter guys cannot still be competitive.

The point is that the really tall guys, if they have thick enough bones, can potentially hold so much heavier body weight that they can eventually eclipse the shorter guys on static strength, or come very close. Combined with the dynamic events which favor Tall men will be enough to will overall, and even in the AC 3 of 5 events are virtually always heavy Dynamic events – Frame uphill carry, Yoke, Stone, Throw for height, 1 arm Dumbell (more dynamic than it looks).

There reason they did not become as competitive until recently was that taller men were not able to fill out as much. It also isn’t just Shaw and Thor, they may be the tallest, but other guys in the 6’4”+ range are a dime a dozen in this sport. You got guys like Jerry Pritchet DL over 950 and OHP over 450 as well. Guys like this still have room for more muscle as well.

That is the issue, the shorter guys literally run out of skeletal room for more muscle. When you look at a guy like Eddie Hall (who is over 6ft himself), compared to Thor Bjornsson, which of those two guys clearly looks like you could add another 50 pounds of muscle to him still?

Thor, obviously, his height is not just longer arms and legs, but he has thicker bones, bigger hands, and a larger torso with larger internal organs. Eddie Hall is closer to his own Genetic limit in terms of adding any significant amount of muscular bodyweight, and his static strength at this point it is going to be more about his central nervous system up regulating – which is finite as well.

You will always have a few guys in the 5'11" range out there, but them winning the major events will become less and less common. Z is a fairly tall man, at least 6’2” and is the best OHP man in modern recorded history. We have some other great OHP guys, and some of them are tall men. Robert Oberst has an incredible OHP, and Shaw’s has improved tremendously too. Not sure what Thor’s OHP limit is now, but its way over 400, and if he can get the Austrian Oak 445, at the AC will make him another one of the few men who could do it, and most of those guys were pretty tall. Michael Burke 6’6” has gotten it, Robert Oberst 6’6” (claims 6’8” but that’s exaggeration), Misha 6’5” and so on. Yes Lalas and the Dimitar are both under 6ft and have handled it.

There are other potentially tall strongmen out there as well. Kirill Sarrychev is a Russian powerlifter; he has long arms, but none the less at 6’6” hold the Bench Press WR at 738 pounds.

The one arm dumbbell press has also been dominated by tall guys in recent years, actually it’s a VERY good event for Thor, he often beats both Z and Shaw in that event, and this year Thor has been practicing with a 129kg (283.8 pound) dumbbell.
HeightcrazyRed6ft said on 7/Feb/16
Like the ruler in the pic by putting the mouse on it, great idea!!

Rob, only here or more pics with that gimmick?
Editor Rob
if on a phone/tablet you can click the image to see the other version, if you don't have a desktop. I will add more over time. A bunch of photos I don't think it would be of much use for (like those near in height), but for bigger differences it's just a visual alternative.
S.J.H said on 7/Feb/16
Atually hafthor look more like 6'6.5 here
Johno said on 5/Feb/16
@Musclehed320, agreed; we can thank Brian Shaw for evolving the support into a giant's game although, Big Z, at 6'2 is still dominant and Eddie Hall at 6'1 - 6'2 is still progressing. There was also Dimitar who at 5'10 is Top 10 last year and Lalas won the Arnold a few years back in the competitive Giant era and beat Brian Shaw whilst doing so; he is nothing more then 5'10, around 5'9 - 5'10.

Guys like Mariusz was pretty short for a strongan, listed at 6'1 ---- no taller then 5'11 and along with the 6'0 max Poundstone were last of the 'small' strongman to be dominant and in Mariusz defense he did beat Big Z a number of times before coming second at his last outing; whereby he came before Brian Shaw aswell, since then the support has evolved into a larger man's one. Events such as Keg Toss, truck pull and fingle's finger highly favour the tall man. Events such as deadlift are a 50/50 split, longer pull but longer arms to for the taller man. I don't believe a squatting event would favour the taller guy and the trademark Strongman event, the Stones have been neutralised due to the restricted and uniform height of the stands thus not really a taller man's event any more.

For me, i believe the shorter athlete maybe more suited for the Arnold, where the events are more static and are heavier; the heavier, the better. Any light event will favour someone with longer limbs because they can use momentum and leverage, aswell as longer stride advantage, whereas the WSM will not be suitable. Events such as the deadlift, dumbell press, hay carry etc, will require more core strength and stability, something the shorter man can possess. A 5'11 strongman, weighting 360 ilbs would be ideal for the Arnolds especially with shorter arms, the heavier and more simple static events will suit them. A heavier weight will be more about just brute strength and momentum and leverage will play a lesser role.

For me, Shaw and Thor are between 6'6-6'7. I believe taller men upto 6'10 can still competitive and optimal and really push the weight and heigh boundary before height becomes adverse. So i expect an athlete a couple of inches taller then Shaw and weighing 500 ilbs down weighing before evolution slows down and it becomes primarily about training.
Erlend said on 29/Jan/16
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How much do you think he has on the guy on the left, considering the guy on the left was wearing height increasing soles?
Editor Rob
he can look 5 inch range taller, maybe a bit more if he wasn't quite standing as tall as the other guy.
mrtguy said on 29/Jan/16
Rob, were you dropping more height with Nairn or Thor? Click Here
Editor Rob
with Nairn I'm standing barely even 5ft 7 really...with Thor I'm standing much better.
184.3cm (Night) said on 23/Jan/16
To me he looks 6'7 in the pic with Rob but with other taller guys he looks closer to 6'8. Rob posted a pic with a 6'1 friend if you scroll down and then there is 'big bad john' who Rob also says is 6'1 range. He isnt under 6'7.5" even after a long day as he edges out 6'7-6'7.5" Brian Shaw.
pablo77bar(184cm) said on 22/Jan/16
@Rob how can you agree with the commentary saying that Hafthor can LOOK 199 in the picture ?
His head is obvious somewhere in the 10in range and you only reach the lower part of his neck.
IF he can look just 6ft 6.5 in the photo than Cudmore looks 6'5(including the 0,4in difference) tops with you and we know that is BS
Editor Rob
I don't think he is that low, but I could easily be in a photo with a 6ft 6.5 guy and look 1, 2 or 3 inches under their head. Depends on camera height, position, lense.
184.3cm (Night) said on 21/Jan/16
How tall is 'big bad john' ? Im guessing 6'1 considering his pic with thor. He does make Nairn look 6'8 range as well.
Editor Rob
in person I'd put him somewhere in that range
Ghode said on 21/Jan/16
Doesn't matter how big Sean O'hagen is . its strongman, not big man. you have to be quick and FAST which is why Eddie Hall and Robert Oberst will never win WSM. Pudzanowski was the the ultimate strongman at 6'

Hafthor is strong and fast. he is almost there. came close to winning it a couple years ago
mrtguy said on 17/Jan/16
Rob, it's the same guy with Nairn and Thor, OMG I don't think Nairn would hit 6'9'' anymore, that one pic Nairn took with you was his Lucky day.

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Editor Rob
'big bad john' as he calls himself I think stands ok sometimes, but I've seen him lose height in photos too.
Johno said on 10/Jan/16
Strongman as a competition and the athletes seem to be getting taller and larger. Another tall strongman, Sean O"Hagan is taller then both Thor and Shaw and weighs around 430 ilbs. He looks a couple of inches taller then Shaw and seems to out-size him. He is young and if he devoted more time to strongman, he is a potential to weight between 450 -500 ilbs before be fills out his height of 6'10 - 6'11.

Here he is with Shaw.

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Duhon said on 8/Jan/16
Here is a good comparison pic including footwear taken from what ManKo posted: Click Here I do see a slight advantage to Hafthor and yes he's in sandals but they don't appear to be particularly thin ones. I'd say he has roughly .25" on Hafthor maybe .5" at most taking account of footwear.
Johno said on 8/Jan/16
It is interesting to note, Shaw and Thor are of similar stature but Thor seems to be purposely staying trim because of his film career, whereas Shaw is thicker and larger. Savickas Zadrunas is around 6'2 - 6'3 and is thicker in every department as compared to Shaw except forearms, thicker neck, shoulders, chest, biceps, thighs, back, calves.

Shaw appears to have more height then him due to longer shins rather then upper torso or thigh bones.
Johno said on 8/Jan/16
Concaved insoles*
Johno said on 8/Jan/16
Manko, nice comparison. Yeh, judging by that picture, Thor is 0.5 inches taller then Shaw and Shaw has some moderate thickness Basketball shoes on whereas, Thor has on some convexed insole sandles on thus, Shaw has footwear advantage. The actual difference would be close to an inch.

If Thor is 6'6.5 - 6'7, as judging by the above comparisons, Shaw is around 6'6 flat.
ManKo said on 7/Jan/16
@duhon

I think that Shaw its really close to Thor too, based on many pics, specially this one where you can see the shoes well. What do you think rob? Do you think that Brian Shaw is almoust as tall as The mountain?

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Johno said on 7/Jan/16
Duhon, the difference actually looks to be greater then 0.5 inches more rather, 0.5 - 1 inches and Thor seems to have sandals on.
Duhon said on 7/Jan/16
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Johno said on 4/Jan/16
Duhon, Brian Shaw is about half an inch shorter.

You are basing that from what? In the photo especially if you take into account the slight hair advantage Hafthor has I don't see .5" there. You can maybe argue half that if you must.
A man said on 6/Jan/16
Duhon, Thor has a wider stance and a footwear disadvantage in that photo. In other photos with Brian he usually comes out 1/4 to 1/2 an inch taller.

Rob's 6,7.75" for Thor looks about right and I'd put Brian at about 6,7.25"

Brian is a monster though, usually competes at 430-440 lbs. Would love to see him next to the Big Show to see how they stack up mass wise.
Johno said on 4/Jan/16
Duhon, Brian Shaw is about half an inch shorter.
Johno said on 4/Jan/16
mrtguy said on 22/Dec/15 
Rob, I think Big Show is a good candidate to compete with Thor.

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Big Show would be visibly 3-4 inches taller then Thor and would basically larger then all the Pro-strongmen currently on the circuit. He would also out-size Brian Shaw aswell.
Duhon said on 2/Jan/16
Hafthor in a line-up with the World's Strongest men competitors. I can't make-out any real difference in height between him and 6'8" listed Brian Shaw, look about dead even really. Click Here

So perhaps Shaw is a legit 6'8"?
Andrea said on 1/Jan/16
pablo, there's nothing to laugh :)
Thor is looking 199 range with Rob here! I'm not saying he IS just 199 but he does look that next to Rob!
I think Rob can confirm that too ;)
Editor Rob
well it's true, my head with hair is almost 10 inches, so you've got a ruler right there in the photo.
Yaspaa said on 27/Dec/15
@Jackson, The pics of Conan with Nathan Jones show them to look about the same. I don't even think Conan is 6'11.
mrtguy said on 22/Dec/15
Rob, I think Big Show is a good candidate to compete with Thor.
mrtguy said on 22/Dec/15
pablo77bar(184cm) said on 22/Dec/15
@Johno
haahha 1,99 my....
He has very near to 1 feet on Rob.He could be 6ft 7.5 but 6ft 6.5 ? Are you kidding like you did with the 6ft 3 Manganiello ?


pablo77bar(184cm)
Totally agree this guy is at least 6'7.5 at his lowest. He probably loses the most height, more than any other celeb on this site because he's quite heavy than he looks from excessive weightlifting, his height can fluctuate any time any day . Anyone who's over 6'5'' and weighs well over 350 lbs could lose up to 1.5-2' in one day. Johno and Andrea open your eyes he's NOT 6'6.5 he clearly looks taller than Cudmore in comparison with Rob by an inch atleast.
pablo77bar(184cm) said on 22/Dec/15
@Johno
haahha 1,99 my....
He has very near to 1 feet on Rob.He could be 6ft 7.5 but 6ft 6.5 ? Are you kidding like you did with the 6ft 3 Manganiello ?
Andrea said on 21/Dec/15
Yeah, he looks around 199 with Rob here...
Johno said on 20/Dec/15
Looks about 6'6.5 here.
Irregular Contributor said on 17/Dec/15
Rob, do you think if this guy stood next to Conan Stevens, he would look similar to how Kane looks next to Big Show?
Editor Rob
there is a chance Conan is 6ft 11, so there might be 3 inches
Ice said on 7/Dec/15
ROB would you say his hands are big , like even for his size ? They look enourmos compared to yours
Editor Rob
yes he had big hands up close.
Strongman said on 20/Nov/15
Hafthor's height fluctuates because of the massive compression and decompression his body goes through pre and post training. The yoke event ensues a lot of spinal compression considering you're walking with 400kg+ on your back. It is not surprising to see him look as low as 6'7" flat and as high as 6'8" and change.

If it's worth anything, here's a picture of a friend of mine with Brian Shaw at WSM 2011 in NC. He's 5'11" barefoot. Shaw is about the same height as Hafthor, possibly half inch shorter.

Click Here
Duhon said on 31/Oct/15
Hafthor standing between a 5'11" and 5'9" UFC fighters, all barefoot Click Here
mrtguy said on 27/Oct/15
Rob, Hafthor actually weighs over 400 lbs Click Here I wouldn't be surprised if he outweighed Nairn.. gotta say all that weightlifting gives him huge mass.
mrtguy said on 25/Oct/15
Like Hafthor, would you say Nairn is 380 lbs Rob?
Editor Rob
at times you think he could be 400's easily, especially seeing him last year.
Eidur said on 18/Oct/15
@Dan and Rob
The two giants next to Hafthor are the tallest men in island: Ragnar Nathanaelsson(left) and Egill Jonasson (right)
Both are around 7ft 2. Ragnar isn't taller than Egill Click Here

Here is a video for proof. Click Here
They were announced as the two tallest men in Island. They even got measured in this video.
It's the same day they met Hafthor. Egill is one cm shorter than Ragnar with being 217cm while Ragnar is 218cm.


In the photo with Hafthor one could believe Ragnar is way taller than Egill.
Dan said on 14/Oct/15
Hi Rob. Just curious, how tall would you say these guys in a picture with Hafthor are? The one on the left must be over 7ft! Click Here
Editor Rob
unfortunately the link didn't show the right image, but if it is the one with 2 taller guys yeah that guy said he was near to 7ft 2 I believe.
Jackson Martinez said on 5/Oct/15
Rob - first of all I want to thank you for this site and for taking so good care of it.
At the beginning it must have been a hobby to you, but now a lot of work I guess.

Height is a very interesting topic to me too. Most Peoples keep their real height for themselves and then there is the showbusiness with so many lies.
Once I've met two very tall guys in a club. The taller one claimed to be 205cm (6'8.7)and the other one (an inch shorter) said 211cm (6'11). The guy who was shorter likes to being that tall (very straight posture) and the other one not that much (very bad posture and not much self confidence). So it is all about what people want other people think about them.
Then I am a real barefoot 5'9.75 guy (177cm) and I am taller than all of my self-claimed 5'11 (180cm) friends.
There are also so many girls shorter than me saying that they are 177 or 178 cm.
So I always have to hear that I coud not be that short and that I have to be at least 5'11, but I am even only 5'10.3 out of bed.

Back to Thor:
Click Here I put the line that high because Hafthor has a very very pointed head. Click Here
Going by many comparisons and reading all the threads I think Hafthor could beat him barefoot. Mane 201.5 - 202.0 and Hafthor 202.5 - 203.0

In his basketball times he was always listed as 203cm Click Here
2004 when he was 15 (U16 European Championship) and 2006 when he was 17 (U18 European Championship)
In the islandic teamphotos he is always as tall as the other 203cm guys.
I think these young guys were all measured barefoot for such a competition.

He probably measured 6'9 out of bed and shrinks down to a hair under 203 at his lowest.
Editor Rob
for both of them you could say they are roughly 6ft 8. In person I did get a taller impression from Tyler, but his frame I think helped as he is slimmer than Hafthor, so vertically can give off more illusion of being taller.
Jackson Martinez said on 4/Oct/15
@mrtguy
Thor has a bit more shoe I think but..
I still coud not say how tall Hafthor is - he can look everything between 202 (with Rob and Arnie for example) and 203.5 with other people.
Even a bit more in the shots next to Magnus Ver Magnusson or Colin Bryce. (more shoe is here possible too)

Based on this photo Click Here and the fact that Big Z is a legit barefoot 6'3 - Hafthor could look 6'8 - 6'8.25.
He has a half of his head (13cm) on him. He also has a inch on Brian Shaw who is at least 6'7.25.
I think all of them have perfect posture in this picture.

Another picture: Click Here
The woman on the left is Annie thorisdottir (169cm / 5'6.5 - listed at 5'7).
Here he can also look 6'8 - 6'8.25 and I have already considered his thick soles.

In photo comparisons it is hard to tell. I think he is near 6'8.

@Rob
How tall did you guessed him, when you saw him the first time? - without the photo comparisons.
So what does he look in person?
Editor Rob
he looked nearly as tall as Tyler Mane, but then Mane had a more significant shoe advantage (like 0.6 inch) so I felt Mane was taller...they may well measure very close barefoot. Guys in that range might shrink nearer 1.5 inch range.
mrtguy said on 3/Oct/15
Click Here
He's looking 6'8''+ here with Goldust.
Duhon said on 3/Oct/15
Rob, these gentlemen are supposed to be in the 6'4"-6'5" range does this look correct? Click Here
Editor Rob
the bloke on the left could look near that 6ft 4-5 range, the other guy not so much.
J.M. said on 2/Oct/15
Rob, would you agree that tall people can look even more taller when they are inside of a room?
I always guessed somebody's height at least two inches taller when they were in a building.
I know it sounds weird..

Devon larrat
Editor Rob
yes, sometimes I understand that situation
sixthreeoutofbed said on 30/Sep/15
thanks Rob

6'4 for devon looks right?
Editor Rob
between 6ft 4 and 5 could be possible
sixthreeoutofbed said on 29/Sep/15
how tall pro armwrestler devon larrat looks close to the moutain in this video

Click Here

legit 6'5?
Editor Rob
he could look a good 3 inches smaller
Jackson Martinez said on 29/Sep/15
Rob, could you do a site for Conan Stevens?

There are a lot of people who does not believe he is a real 7 footer.
Here is a video of him - saying by his own mouth that he is 210cm tall.
Click Here At the 10th second.

Many people from countires that use the metric system (so almost the whole world :D) convert a foot to 30cm and not to 30,5 what they actually should do. I did it wrong too for a long time.
So a 180cm guy becomes a 6 footer and a 210 cm guy becomes a 7 footer.
A little later a the video at minute 0:30 there comes another guy for size comparison who agrees for being 175cm.
Conan Stevens converts it to 5 foot 10. I think this is proof enough that he has some little deficits when using the foot/inch system.

Btw: With the other guy he looks more in the 6'9.5 6'10 range but also by being 2.08m and believing that 210cm are 7 feet it is easier to say "I am 7 feet tall" than knowing that 7 feet are actually 213cm.
Jackson Martinez said on 12/Sep/15
Hey Rob,
Ben Revere (listed at 5'9) always seemed to me like a legit 5'8 -5'9 guy.

Does he really look shorter than you in this pic Click Here
or is it just the angle or something?
Editor Rob
I would say that's roughly about 5ft 8 versus 6ft 8
mrtguy said on 11/Sep/15
Woah he is 100 pounds heavier than Lesnar.
Rifle said on 5/Sep/15
Rob,
How tall is this guy next to Hafthor?
Click Here
Editor Rob
could be nearly 6ft 10
shoe said on 19/Aug/15
Hi Rob, could it be that he has lost a cm or two from all that weight lifting.
I notice that when Im lifting heavy I measure a few mm less than regularly but when I take a brake for a few months I go back to normal.
BorkLaser said on 16/Aug/15
Superman, LMAO!!
Rifle said on 10/Aug/15
Rob,
Who do you think is rarer a 6'3.25"(191cm) woman like Gwendoline Christie or a 6'10"(208cm) man?
Editor Rob
it is probably similar ratio, quite rare to see.
Superman said on 3/Aug/15
I thought his name was spelled Halfthor, and then I couldn't imagine how tall a Wholethor would be.
Matthew190 said on 29/Jul/15
mrtguy says on 9/Jun/15
Rob, He is definatley looks similar to James and Cudmore,etc...

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He's clearly taller than Cudmore.
ManKo said on 21/Jul/15
Ghode

I think Bjornsson is 6´8 barefeet, and Brian Shaw is 6´7 barefeet, I met both of them and I would say that there are no lower than that.
Arnoldo said on 20/Jul/15
Brian Shaw is exactly 6'7.5 and i believe him.
Bian Shaw seems like the most humble and honest person on earth.
When he was asked about his height he said he is 6'8 or exactly 202cms barefoot.
This is 6'7.5.
Hafthor seems a half or 3/4 inches taller than him.

I am still sure he can be measured 6'8" and more than that in the morning.
Ghode said on 18/Jul/15
Brain Shaw claims 5'8" as well. Hafthor is taller
Ghode said on 18/Jul/15
The video Arnoldo attached says it all. he claims 6'8" himself. probably 6'9" with shoes on... seems like every one these days ( especially athletes) go by their height when wearing shoes/cleats/wrestling boots or whatever
Guyster said on 6/Jul/15
I'd say that Hathor is exactly 6'8 tall very strong man,I hope after his power lif

ting days are over he becomes an actor.
Arnoldo said on 16/Jun/15
@HeightcrazyRed6ft

You're right about the angle. I didn't consider that.

But you're also wrong in another point.

You said HHH is up to Hafthors nosetip and only reaches to Howards underlip.
You're wrong about that!
You forgot the head angle.
Hafthor leans his head forward. (you can see the top of his head)
While Horward leans his head back. (you cant see the top of his, but more of his neck) I hope you know what I mean. (my english is not the best)
Hafthor could also leans his head more back so that HHH would only reach to his mouth.

But still I see at least an inch difference between them.

Almost everybody on the internet just wants to win their discussion.
They dont care about the truth.
I hope you are comprehensible about that.
HeightcrazyRed6ft said on 13/Jun/15
Click Here

even in a black shirt he looks more impressive than peak Hulk Hogan and peak Sid Justice
mrtguy said on 9/Jun/15
Rob, He is definatley looks similar to James and Cudmore,etc...
HeightcrazyRed6ft said on 8/Jun/15
Arnoldo says on 4/Jun/15
@HeightcrazyRed6ft
The photos of Duhon are better.
Triple H has exactly the same posture in both pics.
Even Hafthor and Dwight Howard have same postures because of the way Triple H wanted to take the photos. No one seems to have camera Advantage.

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straight out: WRONG

HHH has the same position posture, but the camera angle is way higher in the haftor pic making the gap to HHH bigger than the lower angle in the Howard pic.

Then look at the wall in the Howard pic, big tilt to HHH`s advantage narrowing the gap even more!
So your lines are useless, the angle in the Howard pic is just to low to compare the top of their heads.

If anything we can say HHH is up to Haftors nosetip or a tad under and derotating the pic with Howard, HHH is at best at Howards underlip so more like 1.5-1.75" between Howard and Haftor.
Arnoldo said on 4/Jun/15
@HeightcrazyRed6ft

these photos are all different.
Look how they stand on that photos and I'm sure they dont stand perfectly on one line to Rob.
In the photo with Rob Hafthor looks 6'7.5. Thats right.

The photos of Duhon are better.
Triple H has exactly the same posture in both pics.
Even Hafthor and Dwight Howard have same postures because of the way Triple H wanted to take the photos. No one seems to have camera Advantage.
These ones are better to compare. I think they are perfect because they're nearly identical.

Dwight Howard is builled as 6'11 and claimed hisself being 6'9 barefoot.
So how tall is Hafthor Björnsson then?

Click Here

I dont see more than one inch difference.
HeightcrazyRed6ft said on 4/Jun/15
Click Here

Nash is still a strong 6´8.5", Haftor looks 6´7.5" at best with Rob,
Mane had 0.6" footwear advantage over Rob so a tad shorter than Haftor - Mane 6´7.25"

Haftors head imo 10-10.25"
Nash´s head easy 11", maybe 11.5"max

Lol Haftor makes both big guys look kind of skinny
Duhon said on 4/Jun/15
HHH with 6'9" barefoot measured at 18 Dwight Howard Click Here and with Hafthor Click Here
Steve said on 2/Jun/15
I also think that he is a full 6'8 or 204cm. I think Robs listing is off by 1cm, he easily looks a full 6'8 if Rob is 5'8. He looks 6'8 in most of his photos.
Arch Stanton said on 2/Jun/15
Rob can you add (about 380 pounds) in brackets for those of us who don't work in kg ;-)
ManKo said on 28/May/15
This guys trains for strongman events, he squats regularly 700 pounds, deadlift 800 pounds or more, is always lifting heavy stuff, I guess his spine compression is bigger than the average guy.
Arnoldo said on 27/May/15
@Paul

He never said he is 6'9

watch minute 2:33 Click Here
You can hear it from his own mouth. "I am 6'8" he said.

During the tournament they still mentioned him 6'9.

In the photo comparison with Rob he looks 6'7.5 but he could lose that half or quarter inch easily on that one pic by bending a very very little bit.
It is hard to guess somebodys height on a pic with comparing to another one who is a foot shorter... and don't forget - we are talking about 0.5 or 0.25 inches.
In the other photo with Robs Con friend he seems a bit over 203cms.
Even on the photo with Triple H he seems 6'8 by calculating only 6'1.5 to Triple H.

So I dont think he is lying.
I would bet he is a full 6'8 and even more than 6'9 out of bed.

Rob is there a chance to upgrade him to 6'8 because on that photo with your friend he really seems to be a full 6'8 or do you doubt it?

You are the one who could see him from a near distance. I never had that chance.
Would you say 6'8 is impossible?
Paul said on 27/May/15
Thanks Rob and no, I don't blame you for not arguing with him. He's big enough. I think he is around 6'8 even. That would make fellow strongman Brian Shaw maybe 6'7.25, although in my view most people of average height or taller (but under 7'0) would generally vary by a maximum of around 0.8in over a given day with the exception of when extremes are applied, eg. working for 12-15 hours hard manual work without a rest or lying down for 15 hours and taking measurements quickly following in each case.
hal said on 26/May/15
@VG

6'6" to 6'7" in shoes? LOL, that story's either fake or you're terrible at estimating a person's height.
Paul said on 26/May/15
Can I ask Rob, did you tell him at the time he was telling fibs over being 6'9? Even if he was adamant, never the less I'm sure you could have persuaded him otherwise of his claim.
Editor Rob
I'm never going to argue with an actor over a height, I'm just guessing, it still ultimately won't change what they are measured at.
I think near 6ft 8, but maybe he measured 6ft 9 out of bed easily, a guy this size could very well shrink 1.5 inches.
Arnoldo said on 24/May/15
Hey Rob,

How much do you lose during the day?
I am 178,6cm out of bed, still over 177cm during the morning and 176,6 in the evening. Even I am that short, I lose excactly 2 cms.
What would be my true height?

And we talked about Height Lies.
Do you think Guys like Hafthor were measured in shoes or in the morning or do you think they are just lying because it is very common that almost all tall celebrities gave themselves one inch on their real height.
Editor Rob
0.6 up to 0.8 shrinkage. It depends on the out of bed height. I used to consistantly get 5ft 8.6-7 range, but over last few years can get 5ft 8.75-9 range out of bed. My evening height is still 5ft 8 1/8th though.
RoelC said on 23/May/15
With WWE Wrestler Triple H
Click Here
If Bjornsson stood straight, you'd probably be looking at a 7 inch difference.
Luke Skywalker said on 20/May/15
Rob,

How much do you think a guy like this could lose during the day (from the morning-tonight)? What about some of the NFL linemen? How much do you reckon they lose from start-end of the day?
Editor Rob
once you get that tall, 1.5 inches of loss may not be uncommon.
hal said on 19/May/15
@Robert

Of course there'd be people saying that. Just like every 6-footer has people who say he's actually 5'10" or 5'11", every 7-footer has people who say he's actually 6'10" or 6'11". Even though they don't really have anything to back it up.

I think Conan looks like a legit 7-footer. Not sure what to think about Hafthor. He said he's 205cm(6'8.75") in an interview, and I could buy that. But one thing's for sure, he's not under 6'7".
184.3cm (Night) said on 18/May/15
Well people say Conan is 6'10.5" so Nathan comes out at 6'10 just as Rob has him listed.
EvilSecondTwin said on 13/May/15
Hafthor isn't under 6'8". I've been around pro strongman, now NXT wrestler, Adam Scherr and trained with him on a few occasions. He's remarkably the same height, if not 0.5 inches taller than Brian Shaw.

Scherr BARELY cleared a 6'9" door frame in shoes. His hair squished under it. I think the WSM billings for height aren't nearly as inflated as WWE.

Shaw: 6'7.5-6'7.75"
Hafthor: 6'8"-6'8.5"
Chaz said on 10/May/15
Click Here 6'2'' Eddy Hall had he's first Powerlifting contest yesterday in Germany he weighed in at 181kg 398lbs 28st 4.5lbs.so that should tell you that Shaw is way over 420lbs now.
Luke Skywalker said on 9/May/15
Here is a picture of Brian Shaw, Thor, and Zydrunas Savickas

Click Here
Duhon said on 8/May/15
Click Here If my previous link didn't work.
Duhon said on 7/May/15
Conan Stevens next to Nathan Jones Click Here Would be great if they could ever get all the actors who played the Mountain together including Ian White.
Fern194cm-192cm said on 6/May/15
Stevens is similar in height to Nathan Jones. I think Jones is 6,9.5 and Conan is 6,10
robert said on 4/May/15
Hey rob you should add conan stevens most people say hes 6ft10.5 not a legit 7ft as he claims
just because said on 3/May/15
Heres an interesting little video of the 6.7 400 pound shaw trying to get on an aircraft Click Here
Duhon said on 2/May/15
I'm pretty sure Rob added Hathor more so due to his involvement with Game of Thrones than his strong man career.
Arch Stanton said on 1/May/15
Rob are you not interested then in the other strongmen? I've noticed a few people mention Brian Shaw aside from those too.
Editor Rob
I don't know if I'd add him.
Arch Stanton said on 1/May/15
Andrea says on 28/Apr/15
Rob, how tall do you think the bald guy is?
Click Here
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He's a famous italian presenter who has proudly claimed to be 185 for years, a few years ago i've read somewhere he claimed to have shrunk and to be 184 in a tv show and last years he claimed to be 183...
[Editor Rob: 182 range might be possible. He may well have lost 2cm.]

Yup, just what I guessed, in 5 ft 11 range, I'd imagine when younger he might have genuinely measured 183-4 as is probably telling the truth.
Chaz said on 30/Apr/15
Andrea says on 28/Apr/15
Rob, how tall do you think the bald guy is?
Click Here
Click Here
He's a famous italian presenter who has proudly claimed to be 185 for years, a few years ago i've read somewhere he claimed to have shrunk and to be 184 in a tv show and last years he claimed to be 183...
[Editor Rob: 182 range might be possible. He may well have lost 2cm.

I have seen Big Z meny times going back to 2003 when he was only 150kg and he's the height he says 190cm.
Andrea said on 30/Apr/15
Yeah, i think he might still reach the 182 mark, if measured! Granted he can look no more than 5'10-5'11 at times but his posture is not that good... I think he's never been a full 185 but maybe earlier in the day in his 20's he might have measured close to that! I can believe 183-184 at peak and now more 181-183... He also said his son is 195 but he really doesn't look much more than 2 inches taller than him, i doubt he's taller than 188! But he thinks he's a big 195 guy...
Fern194cm-192cm said on 29/Apr/15
Rob, How tall do you think conan stevens is? Also, Will you consider adding him?
Editor Rob
he claimed 7ft.
ManKo said on 29/Apr/15
Conan Stevens left, since he was supposed to play an ork role in the Hobbit. I think that he was supposed to play Bolg. At the end, I think, Bolg was done with CG.

You can read more about it here: Click Here
joe 193cm night said on 29/Apr/15
Michael Kingma,seems more high cm
Andrea said on 28/Apr/15
Rob, how tall do you think the bald guy is?
Click Here
Click Here
He's a famous italian presenter who has proudly claimed to be 185 for years, a few years ago i've read somewhere he claimed to have shrunk and to be 184 in a tv show and last years he claimed to be 183...
Editor Rob
182 range might be possible. He may well have lost 2cm.
Sam said on 28/Apr/15
I still don't know why they recast The Mountain, Conan Stevens was the best in his one-off scene, he could pass as Rory McCann's older brother, was easily huge enough and was convincingly meaner than a snake. Ian Whyte although the tallest wasn't nearly intimidating enough in build. Thor I thought did ok but wasn't well cast as McCann's brother, especially as an older brother.
Arnoldo said on 27/Apr/15
Hey Rob, once again

Click Here

Does Colin Salmon have bad posture in this pic?
I wouldn't say Hafthor is definitely not as much as 4 inches taller than Colin Salmon. Even if Thor has great posture for a big guy he is still leaning and therefore bend a very very little bit.
I am still sure he could stand 1 or 2 cms better for measuring. (204 daytime max)

I saw Thor and Brian Shaw in real life and I have to admit that Hafthor always seems a bit shorter than he really is because of his lower shoulders.
Maybe this is why you dont perceive him as a barefoot 6'8" guy.
I respect your experience in estimate heights.

I dont say he is 6 ft 9. He never said that his self too.
He always said 204 - 205 cm. Other people made that to 6'9 and then to 206cm.
But he must be somewhere in 6'8 range compared to other tall Strongmen.
Editor Rob
hafthor is standing near his measured height, I watched him and he stood great with most people...but Colin was up and down in his stances, even with taller people he sometimes didn't stand as tall as he could. With me, either he lost more than I did (and I dropped a bit in case he did) or the angle somehow knocked an inch from him because in reality I saw a big 6ft 4 range guy.
Arch Stanton said on 27/Apr/15
Also a guy like Mariusz Pudzianowski deserves a page, he's won it many times. 6 ft 1 looks too high for him!
Arch Stanton said on 27/Apr/15
Rob is there any chance of adding Magnus Samuelsson and Magnús Ver Magnússon, two great legends of strongman, both were World's Strongest Man. Magnus has always been listed at 200cm I think, Magnusson at 6'3".
Arch Stanton said on 27/Apr/15
Yeah, you'll find that basketball sneaker often gives about 1.25 inches. 6'7.5 in person and looking near that 6'8 in most comparisons 6'7.75 is probably the best shout. it does seem an "exotic" looking listing though, agreed.
Fern194cm-192cm said on 26/Apr/15
Rob, it is time to add Brian shaw who was just crowned the worlds strongest man for a third time
Andrea said on 24/Apr/15
Rob, i know you're very precise when you guess other people heights but can you really distinguish a 6'7.75 and a 6'8 guy from 5'8? I mean, you're able to say "this guy is more 6'7.75 than 6'8"? Sometimes i find it hard to see 0.25 inches with people who are close to my height, let alone people who are near a foot taller than me! You're like a living ruler xD
Editor Rob
in a photo comparison I think he comes in about 6ft 7.5, and the basketball 6ft 9 I believe might be in a bball sneaker so I thought almost 6ft 8 - with other people I feel it is a good fit.
I mean this guy stood great with a bunch of people before he started doing different poses. Whereas Colin Salmon that weekend really was up and down. I'd still say Hafthor really wasn't as much as 4 inches taller than Colin...
Chaz said on 24/Apr/15
Click Here if you look at that at 10,50 Secs you will see a slim looking way past he's Mr Olypia days 5'10'' Dorian Yates weighd at 121kg 19st 266lbs, remmber one cup of muscle weighs the same as 2.5 cups of fat,so if he's still 19st,you can bet your life these 6'2''+ strong man are way more than him,the 23-30st 320-420 that they say is not much of a big weight.with their bulk.
Dong said on 24/Apr/15
Vegas.... i think that is Oberst in the back with the beard clearly a few inches shorter than shaw and Hafthor. oberst inflates his height by at least 2 inches
Matt said on 23/Apr/15
Hey Rob, I've noticed that most celebrities (and many athletes/models) usually add about an inch to their official height. Would you say that's about the average increase for celebs? Just enough to give an ego boost but not enough to look like you're lying.
Editor Rob
there is a good chunk who are I think quite honest, but another big chunk who round up, call it in shoes (which I think a lot of '1 inch extra' comes from) or really go daft with 2-3 inch of exaggeration.
Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 23/Apr/15
So Rob, could that 6ft9 could be an early morning measurement, perhaps?
Editor Rob
I'm sure he would be around that out of bed.
Bard said on 23/Apr/15
6'9 in normal shoes makes sense.
Bard said on 23/Apr/15
His head is at least 26 cm if Rob's is around 23 cm. His head is pretty proportional for his height. He looks 202-203 cm.
Moke said on 22/Apr/15
So his head is about 27 cm long then..That's a quite huge dome.
JT said on 22/Apr/15
Click Here That’s what 5’7.75” (~1/2 inch shorter than Rob) and 6’9.5” look like together Click Here Howard’s around 6’10” himself. By comparison, Rob's not too much under Bjornsson's chin and Bjornsson does not look to have a very large head for his height.

Arch, most guys will “fill out” in their 20s, which Bjornnson would have done. However, there’s no way IMO his wrist and hands are getting to what look like acromegalic size without massive HGH use.
Chaz said on 22/Apr/15
ManKo says on 22/Apr/15
Thor and Shaw are the same height, Thor may be 1-2cm taller max, but thats all.

That is all he's saying anyway,Show says he's 203cm and Thor says 205cm,it's other people rounding up and down he's height and weight,I remmber the First year Show won the Arnold Strongman He said he was 422lbs,that was then listed at 200kgs 441lbs,
Arnoldo said on 22/Apr/15
Maybe my comparisons were bad, that's right. I thought Rory Mccann was really 196-197cm

No, Thor and Shaw aren't the same height.
There is 2-2,5 cm difference. You can see it in a lot of strongman competition videos, Thor has always an inch or more about Shaw or other 6,7 guys.

Even here in this photo where Shaw has more shoe Click Here
you can see there is a small difference. Both have not their best posture.
Shaw claimed he is 6'7.5" (202cm) from that Hafthor must be taller than 202,5cm.

Rob you say he has great posture for a tall man and yes he has.
He has also great proportions for a 170kg guy but it must not be his best straightest posture like when he gets measured.
So I think one photo isnt enough to say how tall he exactly is.
Yes, you can see he is not 6'9" and of course taller than 6'7.5" but I'd still guess him somewhere between 6'8" and 6'8.5" because he is always surrounded by 6'7 or 6'8 guys and seems a few cms taller.
Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 22/Apr/15
Rob, could he be a guy who loses 1in throughout the day?

204-205cm out of bed
Editor Rob
the longer your spine the more chance yes, so in the inch range is quite likely, maybe even a bit more.
ManKo said on 22/Apr/15
Thor and Shaw are the same height, Thor may be 1-2cm taller max, but thats all.
Arch Stanton said on 21/Apr/15
What I mean Crash is not that the majority are underweight, rather I mean for those guys who are bulkier later on, at 18 they had a MUCH thinner frame and build with average muscle development.
Arch Stanton said on 21/Apr/15
Crash says on 20/Apr/15
Arch, what a load of BS about most guys being skinny at 18-20 lol. At that age, or any age in fact, most people are overweight.

How is it? Most guys will weigh significantly more at 25 or 30 than they did at 18. And a lot of guys who are fatter later on with a lot simmer at that age. Most guys at that age have not "filled" out. Look at Joe Manganiello for instance, he was a skinny runt at that age. How many 18 year old guys are able to have the bulky muscular look of a 30 something year old? I'm sure Alex would agree with me too.
babau said on 21/Apr/15
So this must be the tallest celeb u took a photo with am i correct
Editor Rob
ian whyte is still tallest.
Meh said on 21/Apr/15
That's awesome, the tall chap is actually me haha, it's crazy to think it's possible to look nearly 6'8 with proper footwear and hair. :P
pablo77bar said on 21/Apr/15
@Chaz
Interesting,he looks smaller than listed 6ft 5 Joe Manganiello in that picture
184.3cm said on 21/Apr/15
Is that Ralf Moeller standing on the far right next to Shaw?
He claims 196cm today (6'5) so i really cant see Shaw over 6'7.5 in that pic. He claims 6'8.
See Joe Manganiello there as well looks 2 inches or so shorter than Thor using Arnie as a reference point.
Vegas said on 21/Apr/15
pablo77bar thats an interesting shot. on the right thats ralf moeller looking quite a bit shorter than brian shaw Click Here
Chaz said on 21/Apr/15
The thing is that photo that mrtguy posted on here of him,in the yellow tshirt, is next to 189cm 6'2.5''Magnus ver Magnuson and he's under Hafther's nose,so more than 6'' shorter,so Unless Magnuson has lost height since the last time I met Magnuson,about 2008,the 205cm it says on that Ironmind photo is stop on.
Arch Stanton said on 21/Apr/15
James B forgets that muscle weighs more than fat. James, Laird Hamilton has weighed 225 pounds at one point, at 6'2" range. A muscular 6 ft 8 guy is going to be easily 17 stone.
James b said on 20/Apr/15
Well Rob anything over 16 stone 4 for a man his height according to bmi is in the overweight range
Crash said on 20/Apr/15
Arch, what a load of BS about most guys being skinny at 18-20 lol. At that age, or any age in fact, most people are overweight.
Fern194cm-192cm said on 20/Apr/15
Rob, I have to wonder, Is it possible Brian shaw is 6,7.5? He slouches a ton and really does look the same height as Thor in numerous photos. Also, notice the legit 6,5.5, possibly even 6,6, Ralf Moeller standing next to Shaw? I think Brian legit has about 2 inches over him, maybe even 2.25 inches. I believe Brian shaw who once said 202 cm as his height is legit 6,7.5 and rounds up to 6,8. He has horrible posture. Also, He was about an inch or two taller than ryan stiles on whos line. He is huge. Bigger than thor if you go by shear width and size. Shaw is definitely one guy that weighs over 400 pounds.
Editor Rob
it's possible they are very close, but I've not looked at Brian's posture. From what I seen of Hafthor walking about, that guy has good posture for his height...
Chaz said on 20/Apr/15
pablo77bar says on 19/Apr/15
Is this guy next to Arnold Hafthor ?
By the height and the face YES
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Yes that's from the Arnold Strongman contest
MD said on 20/Apr/15
@Meh, I agree with Rob. That guy on the right can't be 5'7". Maybe it's the leans on both of them, but Thor doesn't even look a whole foot taller than him (though close), let alone nearly 13". He also doesn't look to have nearly 6" on the guy to the left.
pablo77bar said on 19/Apr/15
Is this guy next to Arnold Hafthor ?
By the height and the face YES
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Andrea said on 19/Apr/15
Arnoldo, if anything, he looks just about 6'7 with Rob... He can look a bit over 6'7 with the 186 guy, maybe near his listing on here (6'7.75)! And Rory Mccann is not 6'5.5, he's at best 6'5 and to be fair he doesn't even look 6'5 with Rob, so let alone his picture as a comparison!
James B said on 19/Apr/15
Rob a large framed 6'7.5-6'8 man like him should weigh more 225 pounds would u agree?
Editor Rob
probably more than that if he had a large frame.
Chaz said on 19/Apr/15
Rob,what time of day was the photo with you and him taken?
Editor Rob
I cannot remember, I think close to lunchtime possibly.
Jackson Martinez said on 19/Apr/15
Rob could he be 205 in the morning and when standing better?
Editor Rob
he might be in 205-6 range out of bed. I watched him with about 20 people in this shoot and for a tall guy he stood great.
Meh said on 18/Apr/15
Thanks for the answer Rob! :) My bad, I did the conversion wrong, the guy on the right is 175 cm so 5'9. However, the guy on the left is 6'2. Could it be the shoes? What height does the guy on the left look like?
Editor Rob
nearer 5ft 9 might be more sense for the other guy...if the taller chap has more footwear then I think that might account for another fraction and then he is nearer 6ft 8 aswell...it's hard to say how much hair he has, could be 1.25-5 inches worth.
Arnoldo said on 17/Apr/15
Let's bring some math in it:

Rob, if your friend is 186cm and his head would be exactly 10 inches,
then the difference between them both would be 18,5 cm, which would make Hafthor 204,5 cm. (65/89 = 0.73; 0.73 * 25,4 = 18,5)
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204,5cm is what he said hisself in an interview where he was asked how tall he is exactly on Italian TV.

Another Comparison Click Here where you can see he is more than 5,5 cms taller than Rory Mccann. I would guess 3 inches, which also would make him 204,5 cm. I streched the pic, so Robs Head has the same pixel size in both pics.

Last comparison:
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When Nash is close to 6'9" then Hafthor must be taller than 6'7.75",
and maybe we have to say that Nairn is bigger than 206cm on that picture with Rob.

And also I dont think they're all lying in the Strongman Sport.
Hafthor is exactly 1 inch taller than Shaw, 2,5 inches taller than Hollands and Burke and 1,5 inches taller than Ostlund.
Editor Rob
I think you have been generous with the hair there, the guy's hair isn't that thick, and hafthor might have more than 0.2 inch hair.
Meh said on 17/Apr/15
Here is a photo with Hafthor standing next to a 6'2 guy at the left and 5'7 guy at the right. Does it look accurate, Rob?

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Editor Rob
in this photo the 2 people appear taller than they're heights.
Arch Stanton said on 17/Apr/15
Robert Oberst another guy, age 29 but looks 43.
Arch Stanton said on 17/Apr/15
@MD The guy I mentioned is 26 now too I think and is bald on top and only has hair on the sides. At 20 he had floppy blond hair and was skinny. He now looks about 40 at a quick glance like this guy!
Fern194cm-192cm said on 16/Apr/15
I don't know about this listing Rob. I think it would be fair to give him a full 6,8. Honestly, in the photo with 7,9 sun ming ming he looks a bit over 6,8.
mrtguy said on 16/Apr/15
440lbs is absurd. I mean, That is a Big Show weight!

Like Rob said, Nairn looks bigger, he gives more an image of a mountain than this guy.(Thiugh e's still massive!)

I would've guess 375 max, so 380 is believable.


I'd say in these shots, Thor(400+) outweighs Nairn (385-400). Given that he is a power lifter with all the muscle and mass It definitely gives a huge advantage. IMO they could be the same be around the same HT/WT.
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mrtguy said on 16/Apr/15
Big Show does look very close to 7'2''' in that shot next to Thor.
Duhon said on 16/Apr/15
The gentleman next to Hafthor here says he is 6'2" 305 lbs. Click Here
Matthew said on 16/Apr/15
He claimed 6'8" / 205 cm in the one interview. Of course 205 cm is actually 6'8.7" rather than 6'8" flat.
Chris said on 16/Apr/15
If you think he has a big head, you have no idea of proportions and need to get off this site.
Ras said on 16/Apr/15
I know this is not about height. But I still can't believe there are guys that think this guy or Samuelsson are natural. You can't get that big AND muscular no matter how much you train just like you can't grow taller after your bone plates are shut (not even an inch), these guys are WAY too big to be natural, wake up people.
nattyornot.com

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Chaz said on 16/Apr/15
Click Here That Guy in yellow is 6'7''Dave Ostlund the guy in front of him is Robert Oberst,I think you can forget him being 6'8'' he's no taller than Ostland and he's in thiner soles than both Oberst and Bjonsson,I have seen Ostland and he is very tall,looking at that the 206cm they give Bjonsson,could be in trainers.
MD said on 16/Apr/15
@Arch, not only does his relative thinness surprise me in those shots of him at 18-20 (he almost looks like a different person), but what surprises me even more is that it appears he was already losing his hair. I've seen this a few times with the most recent famous example being American golfer Jordan Spieth, but it's pretty rare. What it must be like not even out of high school or in your first year of college/university, and you're already balding.
Clay said on 15/Apr/15
Robert Oberst (the other massive strongman) is legitimiately close to 6'8'' and Haftor is a little taller than him. Maybe Oberst is 6'7'', but no lower.
JT said on 15/Apr/15
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Rob and Gene Okerlund are both ~5’8”. Rob’s leaning with Bjornsson so I probably should have lowered the pic although Bjornsson's knees might be bent a bit? I’m guessing Andre (1987) is maybe 475 lbs. here and Big Show (1996-1997) 450 lbs. All three are pumped up on HGH except it's natural for Andre and Big Show.
Arnoldo said on 15/Apr/15
Some guys say he is 6'7" because of the two guys that dwarfed him on that one photo on instagram.
The two other guys are 7'2" (218cm and 217cm).
Based on that photo and some other I would say he is 204,5 cm.
And that is what he always said about his height.
204-205 cm.

I think he is 204,5 on the morning and 203 on that photo.
just because said on 15/Apr/15
Just a quick comment about this age thing that has popped up if id been asked to guess his age id have said 28 which is close to what he is.
All this he looks so much older is aload of bs
Charlie said on 15/Apr/15
Im 34 and this dude looks 40 years older than me.
JJF said on 15/Apr/15
Had never heard of him till now... but Chr*st almighty :-I

Very rare to see such a build and natural mass on someone so tall.
184.3cm said on 15/Apr/15
Next to your 6'1 friend he does look like he is pushing 6'8 though.For sure not under 6'7.5 anyway.
In person its hard to judge people so much taller or shorter than yourself i've found and it seems that in pics this can also be true.
Bishop said on 14/Apr/15
Even if he has a big head, I don't see quite a near foot difference. I would say he's closer to 6'7". I remember seeing a picture of him getting dwarfed by two other giant guys on his Instagram.
MacReady said on 14/Apr/15
I wouldn't be surprised if the Icelandic giant scoops The World's Strongest Man title this year - he's had two 3rd's and he's currently 'The World's Second Strongest Man'. I always love watching TWSM.
Fern194cm-192cm said on 14/Apr/15
Wait a second, Rob, How tall is your friend who took a picture with Thor?
Editor Rob
very similar to height challenger 2, in that solid 186 range, he might have less footwear at that event though.
184.3cm said on 14/Apr/15
A good 6'7 then. My guess would be 6'7.25-6'7.5 just like Tyler Mane.
Maybe wakes around 6'8.5 and just rounded up.
Editor Rob
Tyler Mane gave a taller impression, but then there was a footwear difference with him...But physique wise this guy is huge and Mane is relatively skinny in comparison.
I don't think there really would be much between them both.
Arch Stanton said on 14/Apr/15
He might need to start wearing lifts soon ;-) Click Here You can see how skinny he was at 18-20 Click Here !
Arch Stanton said on 14/Apr/15
I doubt Sam he's even near 440 even during competitions. He does have higher body fat at times though, might be in low 400s during events but 440, no way.
Arch Stanton said on 14/Apr/15
@Duhon. Watch all four parts to Click Here I believe he's legit.
Arch Stanton said on 14/Apr/15
@Duhon. Yes, I don't think you can call a s**t load of supplements every day "natural" but Magnus Samuelsson has always spoken very strongly against steroid use and considers it cheating. I believe he's legit and doesn't take roids, but I think most of them who say they don't are lying. If you look at the amount Magnus regularly lifts, it's possible with his genetics to get that big through hard training and supplements. I do agree though that the vast majority use them, it's a competitive field.
Arch Stanton said on 14/Apr/15
Rob perhaps you could mention he said 379 lbs, might quash the 440 pound listings. Still, that's 40 pounds heavier than a guy like Magnus Samuelsson, massive enough!
Editor Rob
I'll mention the date he said it...
Lorne??? said on 13/Apr/15
440lbs is absurd. I mean, That is a Big Show weight!

Like Rob said, Nairn looks bigger, he gives more an image of a mountain than this guy.(Thiugh e's still massive!)

I would've guess 375 max, so 380 is believable.
josey wales said on 13/Apr/15
Comparring rob and arnolds pics with tjor, id say arnie is possibly 4 inches taller than rob with 3 inches as an absolute minimum. Not sure if Rob you may agree? Sorry i know this not the arnold thread.
Editor Rob
he can look close to 6ft.

I think this is the closest to a 'both similar pose' of Arnie and Thor Click Here...bear in mind the thumbnail I posted of the con friend...that guy is in the solid 186cm range.

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