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Tallest Bodybuilders

The tallest pro bodybuilders on record, ranked by recorded height. Limited to athletes with a recorded height in our database. View methodology.

198.1 cm Height
Record holder Ralf Moeller Germany Men's Open Bodybuilding

Ranked from 539 verified heights

The tallest pro bodybuilder on record is Ralf Moeller at 198.1 cm.

  1. 2 Lou Ferrigno 196.0 cm United States
  2. 1 Ralf Moeller 198.1 cm Germany
  3. 3 Sean Allan 193.0 cm United States

Every athlete in our database carrying a recorded height is ranked from the tallest down, 539 of them, and the table lists the top 100. It ranks the records we can verify, not every bodybuilder who has competed.

Height 100 ranked athletes
Rank Athlete Division Country Height
1 Ralf Moeller Men's Open Bodybuilding Germany 198.1 cm
2 Lou Ferrigno Men's Open Bodybuilding United States 196.0 cm
3 Sean Allan Men's Open Bodybuilding United States 193.0 cm
4 Kevin Johnson Men's Physique United States 191.0 cm
5 Paul Dillett Men's Open Bodybuilding Canada 191.0 cm
6 Feras Saied Men's Open Bodybuilding Syria 190.5 cm
7 Jerry Rodgers Men's Open Bodybuilding United States 190.5 cm
8 Morgan Aste Men's Open Bodybuilding France 190.5 cm
9 Robin Balogh Men's Physique United States 190.5 cm
10 Wesley Vissers Men's Classic Physique Netherlands 190.5 cm
11 Arnold Schwarzenegger Men's Open Bodybuilding Austria 188.0 cm
12 Arthur Williams Men's Open Bodybuilding United States 188.0 cm
13 Bruce Randall Men's Open Bodybuilding United States 188.0 cm
14 Daniele Seccarecci Men's Open Bodybuilding Italy 188.0 cm
15 Edgard John Augustin Men's Classic Physique Canada 188.0 cm
16 Gary Strydom Men's Open Bodybuilding South Africa 188.0 cm
17 Keith Holmes Men's Classic Physique United States 188.0 cm
18 Michael Anderson Men's Physique United States 188.0 cm
19 Nicole Bass Women's Bodybuilding United States 188.0 cm
20 Toney Freeman Men's Open Bodybuilding United States 188.0 cm
21 Varinder Singh Ghuman Men's Open Bodybuilding San Marino 188.0 cm
22 Chinedu Obiekea (Andrew Jacked) Men's Open Bodybuilding United Arab Emirates 187.0 cm
23 Khodadad Shafiepour Men's Physique Brazil 187.0 cm
24 Sergei Ogorodnikov Men's Open Bodybuilding Russia 187.0 cm
25 Cedric McMillan Men's Open Bodybuilding United States 185.5 cm
26 David Hoffmann Men's Open Bodybuilding Germany 185.5 cm
27 Denis Gusev Men's Physique Russia 185.5 cm
28 Jeff Beckham Men's Open Bodybuilding United States 185.5 cm
29 Jonny Bernstein Men's Physique United States 185.5 cm
30 Mike Katz Men's Open Bodybuilding United States 185.5 cm
31 Reg Park Men's Open Bodybuilding United Kingdom 185.5 cm
32 Romane Lanceford Men's Physique United States 185.5 cm
33 Ron Partlow Men's Open Bodybuilding Canada 185.5 cm
34 Ryan Hughes Men's Physique United States 185.5 cm
35 Sergi Constance Men's Classic Physique United States 185.5 cm
36 Xavisus Gayden Men's Physique United States 185.5 cm
37 Eddie Ellwood Men's Open Bodybuilding United Kingdom 185.4 cm
38 Jim Quinn Men's Open Bodybuilding United States 185.4 cm
39 Jimmy Mentis Men's Open Bodybuilding United States 185.4 cm
40 Mike Christian Men's Open Bodybuilding United States 185.4 cm
41 Chris Bumstead Men's Classic Physique Canada 185.0 cm
42 Günter Schlierkamp Men's Open Bodybuilding Germany 185.0 cm
43 John Brown Men's Open Bodybuilding United States 185.0 cm
44 Russell Waheed Men's Physique United States 185.0 cm
45 Antoine Vaillant Men's Open Bodybuilding Canada 183.0 cm
46 Berry DeMey Men's Open Bodybuilding Netherlands 183.0 cm
47 Coty Hart Men's Classic Physique United States 183.0 cm
48 Dallas McCarver Men's Open Bodybuilding United States 183.0 cm
49 Dave Draper Men's Open Bodybuilding United States 183.0 cm
50 Emile Walker Men's Physique United Kingdom 183.0 cm
51 Harold Poole Men's Open Bodybuilding United States 183.0 cm
52 Jeff Seid Men's Physique United States 183.0 cm
53 Julian Smith Men's Physique United States 183.0 cm
54 Jusup Wilkosz Men's Open Bodybuilding Germany 183.0 cm
55 Ken Waller Men's Open Bodybuilding United States 183.0 cm
56 Lee Haney Men's Open Bodybuilding United States 183.0 cm
57 Nasser El Sonbaty Men's Open Bodybuilding Germany 183.0 cm
58 Ryan John-Baptiste Men's Physique United States 183.0 cm
59 Sergio Oliva Jr Men's Open Bodybuilding United States 183.0 cm
60 Stan Efferding Men's Open Bodybuilding United States 183.0 cm
61 Bob Cicherillo Men's Open Bodybuilding United States 182.9 cm
62 Charles Clairmonte Men's Open Bodybuilding United Kingdom 182.9 cm
63 Dennis Tinerino Men's Open Bodybuilding United States 182.9 cm
64 Jeramy Freeman Men's Open Bodybuilding United States 182.9 cm
65 Mat DuVall Men's Open Bodybuilding United States 182.9 cm
66 Ramon Rocha Queiroz Men's Classic Physique Brazil 180.4 cm
67 Art Atwood Men's Open Bodybuilding United States 180.3 cm
68 Chester Yorton Men's Open Bodybuilding United States 180.3 cm
69 Erin Banks Men's Physique United States 180.3 cm
70 Jean-Pierre Fux Men's Open Bodybuilding United States 180.3 cm
71 Rod Koontz Men's Open Bodybuilding United States 180.3 cm
72 Sam Sulek Men's Classic Physique United States 180.3 cm
73 Achim Albrecht Men's Open Bodybuilding Germany 180.0 cm
74 Aj Ellison Men's Physique United States 180.0 cm
75 Alex Carneiro Men's Physique United States 180.0 cm
76 Andrei Deiu Men's Physique Romania 180.0 cm
77 Anton Antipov Men's Physique United States 180.0 cm
78 Arash Rahbar Men's Classic Physique United States 180.0 cm
79 Dani Kaganovich Men's Open Bodybuilding United States 180.0 cm
80 Darryn Onekawa Men's Open Bodybuilding Australia 180.0 cm
81 Dennis Wolf Men's Open Bodybuilding Germany 180.0 cm
82 Evan Centopani Men's Open Bodybuilding United States 180.0 cm
83 Felipe Franco Men's Physique United States 180.0 cm
84 Frank McGrath Men's Open Bodybuilding Canada 180.0 cm
85 Geder Rocha Men's Physique - 180.0 cm
86 George Brown Men's Physique United States 180.0 cm
87 James Hollingshead Men's Open Bodybuilding United Kingdom 180.0 cm
88 Juan Morel Men's Open Bodybuilding United States 180.0 cm
89 Kaden Nguyen Men's Classic Physique United States 180.0 cm
90 Kevin Levrone Men's Open Bodybuilding United States 180.0 cm
91 Logan Franklin Men's Classic Physique United States 180.0 cm
92 Marius Dohne Men's Open Bodybuilding South Africa 180.0 cm
93 Mark Anthony Men's Physique United States 180.0 cm
94 Mark Robinson Men's Physique United States 180.0 cm
95 Maxx Charles Men's Open Bodybuilding United States 180.0 cm
96 Miloš Šarčev Men's Open Bodybuilding Netherlands 180.0 cm
97 Murat Demir Men's Classic Physique Germany 180.0 cm
98 Ondrej Kmostak Men's Physique - 180.0 cm
99 Paul Grant Men's Open Bodybuilding United Kingdom 180.0 cm
100 Petar Klančir Men's Open Bodybuilding Sweden 180.0 cm

About This List

The tallest pro bodybuilders on record, ranked by recorded height. Limited to athletes with a recorded height in our database. The ranking is built from the bio data recorded against each athlete in our database, not from contest placings, so an athlete appears on this list only once we hold the measurement.

Heights are sourced from athlete bio data and shown in centimetres. This ranking covers the 539 competitors with a verified height in our database, not every bodybuilder, so it reflects the best data we can confirm rather than a complete all-time list. Implausible values are excluded.

Click any athlete to open their full career profile, including complete contest history and head-to-head matchups.

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