<P> Height can be both helpful and detrimental in wrestling . Since taller people have more bone mass, they will generally be slightly weaker than shorter people in the same weight class . This difference is made up in part by their longer arms, which allow them a longer reach and easier cradle . Long legs are detrimental in that they can easily be attacked by a lolly (shot). They do, however, assist in performing some actions and positions such as throwing, sprawling to counter a takedown or riding legs . The heights of amateur wrestlers vary greatly with successful athletes being as short as Sushil Kumar at 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) and as tall as Alexander Karelin at 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in). </P> <P> In artistic gymnastics, it is advantageous to be shorter . A lower center of gravity can give an athlete better balance . A smaller athlete may also have an easier time manipulating their body in the air . </P> <P> In association football, or soccer, a player's height may somewhat determine the position that they play; however, people of all heights have an equal opportunity to excel professionally at the sport . Goalkeepers, centre backs and "target" heading forwards tend to be taller, while players in wide and attacking positions tend to be shorter . A study of the greatest male players in history showed that the distribution of heights approximated the average man and, when also looking at the typical weight distribution, an estimated 95% of the world's population would fall into the body type distribution of great footballers . A sample of reasonably select players from ages 11--18 in the United States tended to approximate the height distribution of the population . However, there is an overwhelming tendency for the 11-most picked players in a squad to be shorter than their teammates, which could suggest a bias in the scouting system . </P> <P> For wide and attacking positions, the players are generally relatively shorter . Many of the world class players have been shorter than average and in many cases gained an advantage from their low centre of gravity . Examples include Lorenzo Insigne 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in), Sebastian Giovinco, Bernard, Ludovic Giuly 1.64 m (5 ft 4 ⁄ in), Diego Maradona, Marco Verratti, Aaron Lennon 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in), Shaun Wright - Phillips 1.66 m (5 ft 5 ⁄ in), Romário, Mathieu Valbuena 1.67 m (5 ft 5 ⁄ in), Roberto Carlos, Paul Scholes, Claude Makélélé, N'Golo Kanté, Santi Cazorla 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in), Garrincha, Alexis Sánchez, Pedro 1.69 m (5 ft 6 ⁄ in), Lionel Messi, Xavi, David Silva, Franck Ribéry, Philipp Lahm 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in), Andrés Iniesta, Philippe Coutinho 1.71 m (5 ft 7 ⁄ in), Zico, Luka Modrić, Robinho, Dani Alves 1.72 m (5 ft 7 ⁄ in), Pelé, Eden Hazard, Sergio Agüero and Michael Owen 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in). However, height is considered advantageous for forwards who aim to score with their heads . Forwards who are particularly noted for their strength in the air include Lacina Traoré 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in), Jan Koller, Nikola Žigić 2.02 m (6 ft 7 ⁄ in), Peter Crouch 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in), Fernando Llorente and Andy Carroll 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in). Many of the world's best forwards and midfielders are taller than average, while still possessing a high all round level of technical ability, such as Zlatan Ibrahimović 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in), Nemanja Matić 1.94 m (6 ft 4 ⁄ in), Luca Toni, Patrick Vieira 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in), Sócrates 1.92 m (6 ft 3 ⁄ in), Paul Pogba 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in), Ruud Gullit, Frank Rijkaard, Romelu Lukaku 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in), Didier Drogba, Yaya Touré, Sergio Busquets 1.89 m (6 ft 2 ⁄ in), Thierry Henry, Eric Cantona, Robert Pirès, Michael Ballack, Marco van Basten, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Robin van Persie 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in), Pierre - Emerick Aubameyang 1.87 m (6 ft 1 ⁄ in), Kaká, Rivaldo, Fernando Torres 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in), Zinedine Zidane, Cristiano Ronaldo, Robert Lewandowski and Gabriel Batistuta 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in), with their height being seen as an added bonus for their heading and physical ability, which adds to their completeness, it is seen as something desirable in modern top - level football forwards and midfielders . </P>

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