Sultan Kosen Officially Crowned The World's Tallest
Guinness' newly crowned 'tallest man' wants simple things in life — but standing over 8 feet tall makes even normal routines a bit more complicated...Learn more at www.13above.com
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Sultan Kosen from Turkey takes title of world's tallest man
By: dustgeer
The world's tallest man, Sultan Kosen from Turkey, poses for photographers at an event in London September 16, 2009. Kosen, who is 2 metres 46.5 cm (8 feet 1 inch) tall and also claims the record for the largest hands and largest feet, attended the event to promote the Guinness World Records 2010 book
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- News Source: Chicago-Sun Times | 2 months agoSultan Kosen, 26, took the title from a 4-inch-shorter Chinese, Bao Xi Shun, according to Guinness World Records. "We only know of 10 confirmed or reliable cases in history of humans reaching 8 feet or more," Guinness editor-in-chief Craig Glenday...
- News Source: NewKerala | 2 months agoKosen''s height is a result of a tumour in his pituitary gland, which has led to an over production of growth hormones, reports the National Geographic News. The condition called pituitary gigantism has also led his feet to grow to almost 15 inches,...
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- Blog Source: www.13above.comSultan Kosen from Turkey stands in front of Tower Bridge in London. He was officially crowned the world's tallest man Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009 after his Ukrainian rival dropped out of the running by refusing to be measured. ...
- Blog Source: www.islandcrisis.netSultan Kosen will for sure have a unique view of London at his height of…read well.. A height of 2.46 metres!! This 26 year old guy (giant guy lol) was crowned as the tallest man on Earth last Thursday by the Guinness World Records. ...
- Blog Source: www.popfi.comSultan Kosen, a 25-year-old man from Turkey, has not one, but three Guinness World Records in his possession. One of them is his recent ordination as the new world's tallest man. Also, while getting measured up for his new crown, ...
- Blog Source: dailywd.womansday.comEight-foot-one Sultan Kosen, from eastern Turkey, was crowned the world's tallest man today after his Ukrainian rival, Leonid Stadnyk, dropped out of the running by refusing to be measured. Stadnyk, a few inches taller (8 feet 5.5 ...
- Blog Source: blog.taragana.comLondon received a striking visitor today as the world's newly-crowned tallest man, Turkish Sultan Kösen (26) who measures a staggering 8 ft 1 in (246.5 cm), toured the city in celebration of the launch of Guinness World Records 2010 ...
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Somebody needs to put a basketball in this dude's hands. Yao is expected to be out next season so I think there's a Rockets jersey waiting for him in Houston. They can really use him.
He really is tall. But what's with the support stand? Can't he stand without it?
He can't. He has a rare problems in his back bone, so doctors suggest him to stand with those stand, that can support extra weight of his upper body.
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