How tall could I get?!


Question: How tall could I get?
Last year during my physical, I was 5' 8.7". Ill be 16 next month and I'm about 5' 9.5". My arm span is 6' 2". My parents are 5' 1" & 5' 7". I've grown pretty gradually, no sudden growth spurts.

Answers:

It sounds like you are still growing and that you have a couple of years left to grow. There must be some tall genes in your family because you have fairly short parents.

I am only 5'3 and my wife is 5'7 and we have three girls that are really tall. Oldest 5'11 second 5'10 and a 13 year old at 5'7.

Good Luck!!!



My 14 yr old son (as of this week) is 6'2" & he was 5'9" last year... he has a 6'5" arm span. Much of this depends upon how fast you mature & when you reached puberty. Because my son reached puberty at an early age (10 or 11) I expect him to stop growing soon and be no taller than 6'4". Another factor is where your ancestors are from. My son is adopted & his ancestors are Latino, but mine were Northern European.
When I was 18 I was 5'8" & 155 lbs but at age 21 was 6'1" & 205 lbs & made the college football team as a walkon linebacker. Therefore if your ancestors are from Southern Europe or Africa you will mature more quickly than if they were from England or Norway.



6' 9"

teehee



you'll always be short like me




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