Leonid Stadnyk

Leonid Stepanovych Stadnyk (Ukrainian: Леонід Степанович Стадник; 5 August 1969 – 24 August 2014) was a Ukrainian man who claimed to have stood at 2.56 m (8 ft 5 in), but was probably closer to 2.30 m (7 ft 7 in) judging from pictures.

Leonid Stadnyk
Леонід Стадник
Born
Leonid Stepanovych Stadnyk

(1969-08-05)5 August 1969
Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Died24 August 2014(2014-08-24) (aged 45)
Podolyantsi, Chudniv Raion, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine
NationalityUkrainian
Height2.30 m (7 ft 7 in)

Stadnyk's excessive growth began after brain surgery at the age of 13, after which he developed a pituitary gland tumor that caused the gland to secrete large amounts of growth hormone. This resulted in what doctors describe as acromegalic gigantism. Twenty years after the surgery, the doctors discovered the tumor had mysteriously disappeared and he was currently healthy. He reportedly wore US size 24.5 shoes. Although he held the title for a month, Stadnyk, having no interest in being in any record book, refused to be measured, ending his GWR recognition. Others have questioned the legitimacy of his record, noting that Stadnyk had never been officially measured by Guinness World Records but rather by the Ukrainian Book of Records, where his height was listed as 2.44 metres (8 ft 1⁄8 in).

Death

Stadnyk died at the age of 45 on 24 August 2014 from a brain hemorrhage.[1]

See also

References
  1. Will Stewart (27 August 2014). "World's 'tallest man' at 8ft dies age 45". Mirror.
Preceded by
Bao Xishun		 Tallest Recognized Person
7 August 2007 – 20 August 2008		 Succeeded by
Bao Xishun
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