Hasheem Thabeet 221 cm tall athlete

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Tall athletes -- Tanzania

Hasheem Thabeet 221 cm 2.21 m (7 ft 3 in) Tallest Tanzanian Professional basketball player. Hasheem Thabeet (born Hashim Thabit Manka on February 16, 1987 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania) is a Tanzanian professional basketball player. He currently plays for the Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA. He was drafted 2nd pick overall by the Grizzlies in the 2009 NBA Draft after playing with the Connecticut Huskies. At 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) and 263 lb (119 kg), Thabeet was the tallest player ever to play for the Huskies. He did not begin to play basketball until the age of 15, when he began to watch pickup games in Tanzania. The 12th tall athlete in the world.

Peter John Ramos 221 cm tall athlete

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Tall athletes -- Puerto Rico

Peter John Ramos 221 cm. 2.21 m (7 ft 3 in) Tallest Professional Puerto Rican basketball player. Peter John Ramos (born May 23, 1985) is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player. Ramos is the sixth player from Puerto Rico to play in an NBA game and the third Puerto Rican drafted by the NBA. Ramos has played in the NBA, the D-League and the National Superior Basketball League of Puerto Rico (BSN) with Caguas Creoles. Ramos has been a member of the Puerto Rican National Basketball Team since 2004.He was a member of the 2004 Puerto Rican National Team that defeated the United States in the 2004 Olympic Games. Ramos was selected as a NBDL All Star and earned All-NBA Development League Honorable Mention during the 2006-2007 season. The 13th tall athlete in the world.

Arvydas Sabonis 221 cm tall athlete

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Tall athletes -- Lithuania

Arvydas Sabonis 221 cm. 2.21 m (7 ft 3 in) Lithuanian professional basketball player (retired). Arvydas Romas Sabonis (born December 19, 1964) is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player and a businessman. He won the Euroscar Award six times as the best European player and played in a variety of leagues, including seven seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) in the United States. Sabonis, who played the center position, also won a gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in South Korea for the Soviet Union, and later earned bronze medals at the 1992 and 1996 games while playing for Lithuania. He retired from professional basketball in 2005. The 14th tall athlete in the world.

Choi Hong-man 218 cm tall athlete

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Tall athletes -- South Korea

Choi Hong-man 218 cm 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) – Tallest Kickboxer and Mixed Martial Artist. Choi Hong-man (Korean: 최홍만, Hanja: 崔洪萬, born on October 30, 1980 in Jeju-do) is a South Korean kickboxer, mixed martial artist and former ssireum wrestler. In Asia he is called "Che Man". He currently competes in K-1 and DREAM and stands 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) and weighs between 144.9 kg (319 lb; 22.82 st) and 166.6 kg (367 lb; 26.24 st), the biggest competitor ever to fight in K-1. He was recently voted to be the fighter least deserving of a contract from a major Mixed Martial Arts promotion by Time magazine. The 15th tall athlete in the world.

Loek van Mil 218 cm tall athlete

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Tall athletes -- Netherlands

Loek van Mil -218 cm  2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) – Tallest baseball player. Ludovicus Jacobus Maria van Mil (born September 15, 1984 in Oss, Netherlands) is a minor league pitcher in the Minnesota Twins organization who currently plays for their AA Eastern League affiliate, the New Britain Rock Cats. At 7'1", Van Mil is the tallest player in the minor leagues. The 16th tall athlete in the world.

Stojko Vranković 218 cm tall athlete

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Tall athletes -- Croatia

Stojko Vranković 218 cm 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) - Retired Croatian/Yugoslav basketball player. Stojan "Stojko" Vranković (born January 22, 1964, in Drniš, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a retired Croatian basketball player.A 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) center, he played 5 seasons (1990–1992; 1996–1999) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Boston Celtics, Minnesota Timberwolves, and Los Angeles Clippers. He was very popular in Europe while playing for Athens-based Panathinaikos and winning the club's first Euroleague Championship.The 17th tall athlete in the world.

Ante Tomić 218 cm tall athlete

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Tall athletes -- Croitia

Ante Tomić 218 cm 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) - Croatian basketball player. Ante Tomić (born February 17, 1987 in Dubrovnik, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia) is a Croatian professional basketball player. He is a 7'2" (2.18 m) tall center. The 18th tall athlete in the world.

Małgorzata "Margo" Dydek" 218 cm tall athlete

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Tall athletes -- Poland

Małgorzata "Margo" Dydek 218 cm 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) – Tallest female basketball player in the world. Małgorzata Dydek (born on 28 April 1974 in Poznań, Poland), known as Margo Dydek in the United States, is a Polish international professional basketball player. Standing at least 7'2" (2.18 m) tall, she is famous for being the tallest active professional female basketball player in the world. She currently plays the center position for the Los Angeles Sparks in the WNBA. The 19th tall athlete.

Aleksey Kazakov 218 cm tall athlete

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Tall athletes -- Russia

Aleksey Kazakov 218 cm 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) - Russian volley-ball player. Aleksey Valerevich Kazakov (Russian: Алексей Валерьевич Казаков, born May 18, 1976) is an Russian volleyball player. He was born in Naberezhnye Chelny, Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. 20th tall athlete in the world.

The Great Khali 216 cm tall athlete

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Tall athletes -- India

Dalip Singh Rana 216 cm 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in) – Tallest professional WWE wrestler. Dalip Singh Rana (Punjabi: ਦਲੀਪ ਸਿੰਘ ਰਾਨਾ) (born 27 August 1972) better known by his ring name The Great Khali, is an Indian professional wrestler, actor, and former powerlifter who won Mr. India in 1995 and 1996. He is currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on its Raw brand. Before embarking on his professional wrestling career, he was a police officer in the Punjab state police. The 21th tall athlete in the world.

E.J. Feihl 216 cm tall athlete

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Tall athletes -- Philippines

E.J. Feihl 216 cm 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in) – Tallest Filipino basketball player. Elmar Jobbal (born March 27, 1970), better known simply as E.J. Feihl, is a retired Filipino basketball player of Filipino (Pangasinan) and German descent in the Philippine Basketball Association, Asia's first professional basketball league. The 22h tall athlete.

Predrag Samardžiski 216 cm tall athletes

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Tall athletes -- Republic of Macedonia

Predrag Samardžiski 216 cm 2.16 m (6 ft 7.1 in) – Tallest Macedonian basketball player. Predrag "Peja" Samardžiski (born April 11, 1986 in Skopje) is a Macedonian professional basketball player. He is 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) tall and he weighs 120 kg (265 pounds). He plays at the power forward and center positions. The 23th tall athletes in the world.