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Sultan Kösen (born 10 December 1982) is a Turkish farmer who holds the Guinness World Record for tallest living male at 251 cm (8 ft 2.82 in). Kösen's growth resulted from the conditions gigantism and acromegaly, caused by a tumour affecting his pituitary gland. Due to his condition, he uses crutches to walk.
Being announced as the tallest man in the world led 8 ft 2.8 in-tall Sultan Kösen from a farm in Turkey to the bright lights of Hollywood and fame.
Jan 5, 2023 · Born on December 10, 1982, in Mardin, Turkey, Sultan Kösen stands 8 feet, 3 inches tall, earning him the Guinness World Record for the tallest living man. As a youth, his height prevented him from finishing his studies at a normal school — and he wasn't even allowed to play basketball.
Feb 21, 2024 · Sultan Kösen (Türkiye) and Jyoti Amge (India), who have a whopping height difference of 188.2 cm (more than 6 ft), reunited in California on Monday, six years after they last posed together at the pyramids in Egypt.
Feb 9, 2024 · Sultan Kösen, the world’s tallest man living and owner of the largest hands on a living person (male) jetted to Milan, Italy from his home in Türkiye to appear on the latest series of Lo Show dei Record.
Feb 5, 2024 · Sultan Kösen remains the world's tallest man in 2024 at 2.51 m - but he is shorter than the tallest man ever, Robert Wadlow, who measured 2.72 m. Most of the tallest people in history have one thing in common.
Sep 2, 2010 · Subscribe to never miss a video! || https://gwr.co/YT-Sub Check out the GWR favourites! || http://gwr.co/YT-Favs The tallest man living is Sultan Kösen (Turkey, b.10 December 1982) who measured...
Sultan Kösen (Turkey) is the tallest man alive today. In 2009, Sultan became the first man over 8 ft tall to be measured by Guinness World Records for more than 20 years!
Feb 23, 2024 · Mr Kose officially became the world’s tallest man living in 2009, and was at the time the first man to grow over 8ft tall in over 20 years. He also holds the record for the world’s...
Sep 21, 2009 · Leaving his tiny Turkish village for the first time, 27-year-old Sultan Kosen is finally seeing the bright lights of the big city. But unlike other tourists, he’s seeing those lights at eye level.
