Leonid Stadnyk; Ukraine; 2006.
The tallest living man is Leonid Stadnyk (Ukraine, b.1971), who measured 2.53 m (8 ft 3.6 in) in 2006.
Mr Stadnyk suffers from acromegalic gigantism caused by a tumour on his pituitary gland that stimulated the over-production of the growth hormone.
Source: Guinness World Records 2007
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