Sultan Kösen: New Tallest Man in the World! – Guinness World Records 2010 edition
Meet the New Tallest Man in the World! – video report from Guinness World Records.
London received a striking visitor recently, 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 edition (published 17th of September).
Earlier this year, Guinness World Records Editor-in-Chief, Craig Glenday, travelled to Turkey to personally validate the claim of Kösen under strict Guinness World Records guidelines, which stipulate that the claimant must be measured three times in one day. The average of the measurements is the definitive height as it is medically proven that the body expands and shrinks throughout the day. To Glenday’s surprise, he discovered that Kösen also has the world’s largest hands and largest feet measuring 27.5 cm and 36.5 cm, respectively, making him a triple record holder.
Sultan Kösen is also the first person in more than a decade to officially measure over 8 feet in height. He takes the record title from China’s Bao Xi Shun (7 ft 8.95 in), after Ukrainian Leonid Stadnyk’s (8 ft 5.5 in) claim to the title was discredited in 2008 when he refused to be independently measured.
Glenday said: We only know of 10 confirmed or reliable cases in history of humans reaching 8 feet or more. Sultan’s an imposing figure, but a gentle, quiet man who’s totally relaxed and unfazed about his unique standing in the world. It’s a pleasure to welcome him into the Guinness World Records family and celebrate his mark as one of the most important record holders of this decade.
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