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8 gru 2022 · Sultan Kösen (8 ft 2.8 in) standing next to a life-size statue of Robert Wadlow (8 ft 11.1 in). Credit: AP Images for Ripley Entertainment Inc. Growing up, Sultan’s supersized stature was somewhat prohibitive. He couldn’t attend school and he was even deemed too tall to play basketball!
- Tallest man living - Guinness World Records
The tallest man living is Sultan Kösen (Türkiye, b.10...
- World's tallest man Sultan Kösen making average-sized things look small
The tallest man living today is the towering Sultan Kösen...
- Tallest man living - Guinness World Records
According to the Guinness World Records, the tallest human in recorded history was Robert Wadlow of the United States (1918–1940), who was 272 cm (8 ft 11 in). He received media attention in 1939 when he was measured to be the tallest man in the world, After reaching a height of 267 cm (8 ft 9 in).
The tallest man living is Sultan Kösen (Türkiye, b.10 December 1982), who measured 251 cm (8 ft 2.8 in) in Ankara, Türkiye, on 8 February 2011. The former farmer was the first man over 8 ft (2.43 m) to be measured by Guinness World Records in over 20 years.
On 25 August 2009, Kösen's standing height was recorded at 246.4 cm (8 ft 1 in) in his home country by Guinness World Records, overtaking former world record holder Bao Xishun, who stands 236.1 cm (7 ft 8 + 15 ⁄ 16 in) tall. [19]
8 gru 2022 · Here on the Guinness World Records YouTube channel we want to showcase incredible talent. If you're looking for videos featuring the world's tallest, shortest, fastest, longest, oldest and...
31 mar 2021 · The tallest man living today is the towering Sultan Kösen from Turkey. 38-year-old Sultan, when last officially measured in 2018, was 251 cm (8 ft 2.8 in). To put that into perspective, Sultan is 8.8 inches taller than Yao Ming (China) and over a foot taller than Shaquille O'Neal (USA)!
5 lut 2024 · Sultan Kösen remains the world's tallest man in 2024 at 2.51 m - but he is shorter than the tallest man ever, Robert Wadlow, who measured 2.72 m.
