Simone Biles stands about 4-feet 8-inches tall. For a fun-sized human, she sure packs quite a punch. Biles is ferocious in the gymnastics arena and not to be messed with. But when you meet her off the mat, she’s the sweetest, most charming person you’ll ever have a conversation with.

The Olympic Games are, more or less, a giant gathering of people of all nationalities, ethnicities, shapes, and sizes. So, while Biles stands just under 5 feet, there are plenty of people who are insanely tall. When you put them together, it makes for a hilarious combination.

Simone Biles poses with a volleyball player

Nobody on the women’s gymnastics team at the Rio Olympics was any taller than 5-feet 2-inches. So when Biles, the shortest of the bunch, met Team USA volleyball player David Lee, they just had to take a picture standing back-to-back. 

That has to be photoshopped, right? Surprisingly, it isn’t. David Lee stands at 6-feet 8-inches, nearly twice the size of pint-sized Biles. Lee is bigger than Biles in all aspects. The difference in their foot sizes alone is astonishing. Imagine if they were to swap sports. 

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Would the insanely tall volleyball player be able to balance himself on the beam? Even with that foot span, the image looks wobbly at best. And Biles spiking a volleyball? Well, with that height she gets when performing her routines, it wouldn’t really be a surprise.

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The Olympic Village at Rio had quite a collection of personalities. Biles posted the picture with Lee on her Twitter with a caption that read, “size difference in Olympians doesn’t matter, depending on what sport you do 😉 6’8″ & 4’8″.

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This wasn’t the only time a photo of Biles standing next to a giant has gone viral on the internet. Biles standing next to pretty much anyone over 6 feet is a sight to behold. take, for instance, Biles standing next to swimmer Nathan Adrian and legend Michael Phelps:

When Biles appeared at the Super Bowl LI, she didn’t miss an opportunity to take a picture with over 7 feet tall NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal. And that picture in itself is just an incredible sight to witness!

Even her fiance, NFL safety Jonathan Owens, who is only about 5 feet 11 inches, looks taller next to Biles. We’re glad that Biles enjoys these hilarious pictures as much as we do. Her enthusiastic captions like “hey shaq ” just add fuel to the fire and the fans love it. 

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