Tallest Calisthenics Athletes

Calisthenics is often associated with compact athletes - but height is no barrier to mastering bodyweight movement. Below are the 25 tallest athletes out of 723 athletes in the CaliBase database.

Height Leaderboard

Top 25 of 723

1

Jack Vinati

🇮🇹 Italy

202cm

6'8"

2

Tom Merrick

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

191cm

6'3"

3

SIMON IMHAUSER

🇸🇪 Sweden

185cm

6'1"

4

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Adam Gollogly

🇳🇿 New Zealand

185cm

6'1"

5

Daniel Vadnal

🇦🇺 Australia

183cm

6'0"

6

Matvey Zlatoverkhovnikov

🇷🇺 Russia

182cm

6'0"

7

Vitaliy Feschuk

🇷🇺 Russia

182cm

6'0"

8

Chris Heria

🇺🇸 United States of America

180cm

5'11"

9

Sondre Berg

🇳🇴 Norway

179cm

5'10"

10

Simon 'Simonster' Ata

🇦🇺 Australia

179cm

5'10"

11

Filippo Pici

🇮🇹 Italy

178cm

5'10"

12

Michal Urbanik

🇵🇱 Poland

178cm

5'10"

13

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Aoun Abu Hassan

🇯🇴 Jordan

177cm

5'10"

14

Lionel Dasilva

🇵🇹 Portugal

176cm

5'9"

15

Bartek Kruk

🇵🇱 Poland

175cm

5'9"

16

Matas

🇱🇹 Lithuania

173cm

5'8"

17

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Ambroise Tanari

🇫🇷 France

173cm

5'8"

18

Bruno Focacci

🇨🇱 Chile

172cm

5'8"

19

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Alexandre Izzi

🇫🇷 France

172cm

5'8"

20

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Andrey Aleksandrov

🇷🇺 Russia

172cm

5'8"

21

Max True

🇧🇾 Belarus

172cm

5'8"

22

Erik Barsi

🇮🇹 Italy

171cm

5'7"

23

Viktor Kamenov

🇧🇬 Bulgaria

170cm

5'7"

24

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Jagadish Chandra Joshi

🇳🇵 Nepal

169cm

5'7"

25

Jack joshi

🇳🇵 Nepal

169cm

5'7"

Visual Comparison

Does Height Help in Calisthenics?

Longer limbs mean greater torque on every joint, making moves like the planche or front lever proportionally harder for taller athletes. A 190 cm athlete supports significantly more rotational force than someone at 170 cm in the same hold.

That said, height brings advantages too - longer reach on bar work and more impressive visual lines in freestyle. Many athletes in this list compete at the highest level despite their stature.