Sir Arthur Conan Doyle:Weight
From The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia
Arthur Conan Doyle average weight was 200 pounds (90,7 Kg).
Arthur Conan Doyle mentioned his weight himself in an article about cycling. See list below.
In the press
1895
- « I was a beginner, last fall, but have made rapid progress, and now thoroughly enjoy bicycle riding. There is nothing like it for sport, no matter if a person weighs two hundred pounds. »
1922
- You Start in There Where You Leave Off Here (september 1922, The American Magazine)
- « He is somewhat under six feet and must weigh well on toward two hundred pounds... »
In biographies
1995
- Conan Doyle, by Michael Coren (1995, Bloomsbury Publishing)
« He was broad, weighed fifteen stones (95 Kg or 209 pounds) when in shape... »
