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He took the title from Xi Shun (China, b. 1951), who measured 2.361 m (7 ft 8.95 in) in 2005.
THE tallest man living is Turk Sultan Kösen (Turkey, b.10 December 1982) who measured 251 cm (8 ft 2.8 in) on February, 8 2011.
According to www.guinnessworldrecords.com Sultan first became the world’s tallest living man in 2009, when he measured 246.5 cm (8 ft 1 in) in height.
Sultan also holds the record for largest hands of a living person, each one measuring 28.5 cm (11.22 in) from the wrist to the tip of the middle finger.
He previously held the record for largest feet on a living person, with his left foot measuring 36.5 cm (1 ft 2 in) and right foot measuring 35.5 cm (1 ft 1.98 in).
Speaking at the time of his entry into the Guinness World Records family he said: ‘I never imagined I would be in the book (Guinness Book of Records), I dreamed about it, but it was still a huge surprise’.
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