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Leonid Stadnik world biggest man

Leonid Stadnik world biggest man

Leonid Stadnik world biggest man. Leonid Stepanovich Stadnyk stands at 8 foot 5.2 inches or 2.6721 meters

Leonid Stadnik world biggest man, lives in the Ukrainian village of Podolyantsy of Zhytomyr region. Noteworthy, Guinness World Records recognized Leonid Stadnyk as the tallest man in the world in 2008. Interestingly, his height is 2.57 m (8 ft 5 in), and he is still growing! Also, his palm is 31 cm (12,2′) long. After Leonid Stadnik has refused to be measured, his title went to China’s Bao Xishun, who is actually 21 centimeters lower (Bao Xishun stands 2.36 m). Leonid’s health is slowly failing, he needs to hold on to limbs of trees and the walls of his house to walk about.

Leonid Stadnik world biggest man

Ukrainian giant trying a new bicycle, constructed specially for him

He started to grow fast at age 12, when the tumor in his brains was removed. He was an excellent student, graduated from school and institute with honors. It’s hard for him to find shoes and clothes of his size. Shops do not sell such things. Kind people make shoes for Leonid. The most interesting – Leonid Stadnik is becoming only taller. He sleeps on the bed made specially for him. He may soon become taller than the American Robert Wadlow, who reached 8 ft 11.1 in (2.72 m) in height and weighed 439 lb (199 kg).

Robert Pershing Wadlow (February 22, 1918 – July 15, 1940)

Robert Pershing Wadlow (February 22, 1918 – July 15, 1940)

Robert Pershing Wadlow (February 22, 1918 – July 15, 1940), the tallest person in history, he is sometimes known as the Alton Giant or Giant of Illinois because he was born and grew up in Alton, Illinois. His great size and his continued growth in adulthood were due to hyperplasia of his pituitary gland, which results in an abnormally high level of human growth hormone. He showed no indication of an end to his growth even at the time of his death.

Leonid Stadnik world biggest man

Special shoes for the biggest man

Scientists think that many thousands years ago there lived a human race of giant people on the Earth. Their height could reach 365 cm (12 ft), weight – 400 kg (880 lb). The archaeologists excavated huge axes and clubs with weight of 5-10 kg and even a tooth 67 mm (2.64′) high and 42 mm (1,65′) wide. The analysis revealed that the age of the found remains was 9 million years.

Leonid Stadnik world biggest man

Palms of Stadnik and an ordinary man

Leonid Stepanovich Stadnyk stands at 8 foot 5.2 inches or 2.6721 meters. Guinness World Record Leonid Stadnyk formerly listed as the world’s tallest living man according to Guinness World Records. After he had refused to be measured again his title the world tallest man went to Bao Xishun, who is 30 cm shorter.

Leonid Stadnik world biggest man

Ex president of Ukraine greeting Leonid Stadnik

Leonid Stadnik world biggest man

Leonid Stadnik and ex President of Ukraine

Viktor Yushchenko, president of Ukraine (2005-2010) and Stadnik

Leonid Stepanovich Stadnyk stands at 8 foot 5.2 inches or 2.6721 meters

Stadnyk standing in his garden

Leonid Stadnik-world biggest man

Standing in the gate of his house Leonid and his mother

Leonid Stadnik-world biggest man

Even a horse resembles a pony, when Stadnik is near

Leonid Stadnik-world biggest man

Actual size

Leonid Stadnik-world biggest man

He can easily reach a chandelier even sitting on a chair

Leonid Stadnik-world biggest man

Comparing shoes of Stadnik and an ordinary man

Leonid Stadnik-world biggest man

With his friends/relatives

Leonid Stadnik-world biggest man

Mother of Stadnik -with his shoes

Leonid Stadnik-world biggest man

Measuring the length of her son’s palm

Leonid Stadnik-world biggest man

At home

Leonid Stadnik-world biggest man

The world’s biggest man

sources:
wiki/Leonid_Stadnyk
bigpicture.ru
largest-smallest.com