Arnold is less than 6' - 1 3/8". That is what my height is. The
attached JPEG picture was taken at the Arnold Classic in 1988 in
Columbus, Ohio, USA. Me and about 1000 others paid $35 to have our
picture taken with Arnold. There were two lines; Arnold took two
steps to his right, put his arm around the "fan" and the picture was
shot. Immediately he would take two steps to his left and another
picture was taken and so on. I recall that Arnold told us not to
waste time just standing on line: "Do some calf raises!" he said.
I hope this picture will put an end to the disscussion on what
Arnold's height is. Being a big fan of Arnold for almost 20 years now
I always wanted to be 6'-2" like the magazines and books say that
he is (see "Education of a Bodybuilder" by Arnold himself). So I
always measured myself throughout my teen years but all I
eventually ended up with is my present hieght: 6' - 1 3/8". So, while
I don't know what Arnold's exact height is, the picture shows he is
shorter than I am.
Sincerely,
Jim Gurtner
jgur...@mindspring.com