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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
The tallest man living is Sultan Kösen (Türkiye, b.10...
- Sultan Kösen
Being announced as the tallest man in the world led 8 ft 2.8...
- Tallest Man Living
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...
Being announced as the tallest man in the world led 8 ft 2.8 in-tall Sultan Kösen from a farm in Turkey to the bright lights of Hollywood and fame.
The tallest person alive in the world today is Sultan Kösen, who measures 2.51m in height. Kösen, a farmer from Turkey, has held the record for the world’s tallest man since Guinness World Records measured him back in 2009.
