A towering Turk was crowned the world's tallest man Thursday after his Ukrainian rival dropped out of the running by refusing to be measured. Guinness World Records said that 8 foot 1 inch (2.47 metre) Sultan Kosen, from eastern Turkey, is now officially the tallest man walking the planet. Although the previous record holder, Ukrainian Leonid Stadnyk, reportedly measured 8 feet 5.5 inches (2.57 metres), Guinness said he was stripped of his title when he declined to be measured.
8 foot, 1 inch Turk takes title of world’s tallest man after rival refuses to be measured
