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March 31st 2008 01:28
Leonid Stadnyk who was born in 1971 in the Ukraine is the world's tallest living person according to Guinness World Records. He is a certified veterinarian and veterinary surgeon and lives with his mother in the village of Podolyantsi. Leonid Stadnyk's excessive growth began after brain surgery when he was 14 years old. He developed a pituitary gland tumour which caused the gland to secrete large amounts of growth hormone, resulting in what doctors describe as acromegalic gigantism.
On August 8, 2007, Guinness book's spokeswoman Amarilis Espinoza stated that in the 2008 edition of the record book, Mr Stadnyk at 2.59m, (8ft, 5.5in) replaces Bao Xishun, a native of Inner Mongolia in China who stands 2.36 m. In the past, Stadnyk refused to be measured and consequently denied the GWR recognition. In 2007, the Guinness World Records was permitted to take height measurements, thereby officially recognizing Stadnyk as the world's tallest man.
It is believed Leonid's health is slowly failing in that he needs to hold on to limbs of trees and the side of his house to walk about.
Below is a picture of Leonid on what could be the world's largest bike, and one standing next to a car which he may or may not be able to fit into!
*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article Leonid Stadnyk.
On August 8, 2007, Guinness book's spokeswoman Amarilis Espinoza stated that in the 2008 edition of the record book, Mr Stadnyk at 2.59m, (8ft, 5.5in) replaces Bao Xishun, a native of Inner Mongolia in China who stands 2.36 m. In the past, Stadnyk refused to be measured and consequently denied the GWR recognition. In 2007, the Guinness World Records was permitted to take height measurements, thereby officially recognizing Stadnyk as the world's tallest man.
It is believed Leonid's health is slowly failing in that he needs to hold on to limbs of trees and the side of his house to walk about.
Below is a picture of Leonid on what could be the world's largest bike, and one standing next to a car which he may or may not be able to fit into!
*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article Leonid Stadnyk.
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