How tall is the new Worlds Tallest Man?”
He has spent years shrinking away from the limelight and at school his nickname was ‘titch’ because he was so tiny. But Ukrainian Leonid Stadnyk has now officially become the world’s tallest man standing at a towering 8ft 5ins in tall. Measuring an impressive 8ins taller than the previous record holder, Mongolia’s Bao Xishun, it has long been suspected that Stadnyk should hold the official title of the world’s tallest man. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-474101/New-worlds-tallest-man-stands-towering-8ft-5ins.html#ixzz0RSwUGYRR No, this isn’t a toy, but at 8ft 5ins Leonid Stadnik makes this car look like a Mini But until now the 37-year-old former veterinarian has always refused to be officially measured for the Guinness Book of Records as he hates his height and didn’t want to be famous. The towering giant who lives in Podolia
Turk crowned world’s tallest man at 8ft 1in LONDON (Reuters Life!) – Making his first ever trip outside his native Turkey to tour London this week, Sultan Kosen is guaranteed a unique view of the English capital — at more than eight feet tall he will tower above the crowds. Crowned the world’s tallest man on Thursday, 26-year-old Kosen stands at 8 feet 1 inch (2.46 metres), making him the first person in more than a decade to officially measure over 8 feet, and one of only 10 confirmed cases in history, according to Guinness World Records. He takes the title from China’s Bao Xi Shun who, at 7 feet 8.95 inches, regained the title last year after 8 feet 5.5 inch Ukrainian Leonid Stadnyk’s claim was discredited when he refused to be independently measured. Kosen lists being able to see a long way into the distance as one of the main advantages of his height, as well as helping his mum with domestic jobs such as changing light bulbs and hanging curtains. But he admits finding shoes to fit
He has spent years shrinking away from the limelight and at school his nickname was ‘titch’ because he was so tiny. But Ukrainian Leonid Stadnyk has now officially become the world’s tallest man standing at a towering 8ft 5ins in tall. Measuring an impressive 8ins taller than the previous record holder, Mongolia’s Bao Xishun, it has long been suspected that Stadnyk should hold the official title of the world’s tallest man.
