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Tall Ukrainian reaches new heights in Guinness.(Main)

Article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) Article date: August 9, 2007

A Ukrainian man is the tallest person in the world at 8 feet 5 inches, overshadowing a Chinese man who previously held the title, Guinness World Records said Wednesday.

Leonid Stadnik , a 37-year-old former veterinarian, is 8 inches taller than the former titleholder, China's Bao Xishun , who measured 7 feet 9 inches, Guinness World Records spokeswoman Amarilis Espinoza said in London.

Stadnik's growth spurt started at age 14 after a brain operation apparently stimulated his pituitary gland, which produces the human growth ...

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