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WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – MAY 19: Simone Biles attends The Inaugural STARZ #TakeTheLead Summit at The West Hollywood EDITION on May 19, 2022 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for STARZ)

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WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – MAY 19: Simone Biles attends The Inaugural STARZ #TakeTheLead Summit at The West Hollywood EDITION on May 19, 2022 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for STARZ)
People have preoccupied themselves with height for quite a while. This obsession has led them to compare a person’s stature to another. And since celebrities have a lot of exposure, they are generally the ones compared to each other the most. It is especially true for Simone Biles, who has a diminutive stature.
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At the Rio Olympics, the gymnast was the shortest athlete to represent the country at the meet. It, in itself, does not sound like much. But the realization of her stature dawns in after comparing the data. She stood the shortest among a list of 555 athletes.
Height of Simone Biles compared to some of the wrestling legends
Biles has a short stature which almost feels like a prerequisite when observing the height of previous and current elite-level gymnasts. However, people consider her short even by gymnastics standards. The seven-time Olympic medalist stands at 4? 8?, which is still an inch less than the average gymnast?s height of 4? 9?.
However, gymnastics requires its athletes to be shorter than the average athletes. A smaller build allows them to perform technical moves with ease. But she is much stronger than the average person. Her strength-to-weight ratio is at par with some of the elite-level wrestlers.
And when it comes to wrestling, the first thought to pop into one’s mind is WWE. And within the wrestling company, the names that have dominated the company for a long time include Hulk Hogan, The Undertaker, Dwayne ?The Rock? Johnson, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, and Brock Lesnar.
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The most prominent wrestler to emerge from the wrestling world was Hulk Hogan. The wrestler stood at 6′ 7″ during his career. However, he lost around 3 inches owing to surgeries and currently stands at 6? 4?.
Before retiring in 2020, The Undertaker had a billed height of 6′ 10″. However, the star wrestler’s original height is 6′ 8?. Although The Rock and Stone Cold both stand at 6? 2?, it is worth noting that Steve Austin is a little shorter than Johnson. And Brock Lesnar, a former mixed martial artist, has a height of 6′ 3″.
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The tallest and shortest WWE superstars
Numerous giants have wrestled on the WWE platform in the past. It includes Andr? the Giant (7? 4?), Giant Silva (7? 2?), and The Great Khali (7? 1?). However, the wrestler who stood the tallest in the ring was Jorge Gonz?lez. He went by the stage name Giant Gonzalez. Although the wrestling promotion stated his billed height as 8?, he originally stood at 7? 6?.

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LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 23: Simone Biles of the USA reacts after finishing her her performance on balance beam during the Superstars of Gymnastics at The O2 Arena on March 23, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)
WWE has housed a fair number of shorter athletes. Numerous shorter wrestlers have made their mark in the history of the company, including Sin Cara (5? 7?), Rey Mysterio (5? 6?), and Kalisto (5? 6).
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However, two of the shortest wrestlers associated with the entertainment company are Mascarita Dorada and Hornswoggle. They both stand at 4? 5?. It puts them well below Biles? stature.
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