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Sultan Kösen (born 10 December 1982) is a Turkish farmer who holds the Guinness World Record for tallest living male at 251 cm (8 ft 2.82 in). Kösen's growth resulted from the conditions gigantism and acromegaly, caused by a tumour affecting his pituitary gland. Due to his condition, he uses crutches to walk.
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.
Dec 8, 2022 · Happy birthday to the world’s tallest man living, Sultan Kösen (Türkiye), who turns 40 years old on December 10th.
Jan 5, 2023 · Born on December 10, 1982, in Mardin, Turkey, Sultan Kösen stands 8 feet, 3 inches tall, earning him the Guinness World Record for the tallest living man. As a youth, his height prevented him from finishing his studies at a normal school — and he wasn't even allowed to play basketball.
Mar 31, 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)!
Sep 21, 2009 · Leaving his tiny Turkish village for the first time, 27-year-old Sultan Kosen is finally seeing the bright lights of the big city. But unlike other tourists, he’s seeing those lights at eye level.
Sultan Kösen (Turkey) is the tallest man alive today. In 2009, Sultan became the first man over 8 ft tall to be measured by Guinness World Records for more than 20 years!
Feb 5, 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. Most of the tallest people in history have one thing in common.
Nov 13, 2014 · Chandra Bahadur Dangi, from Nepal, (L) the shortest adult to have ever been verified by Guinness World Records, poses for pictures with the world's tallest man Sultan Kosen from Turkey, during...
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