Leonid Stadnyk

Leonid Stadnyk
Native name Леонід Стадник
Born Leonid Stepanovych Stadnyk
(1969-08-05)5 August 1969
Zhitomir Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Died 24 August 2014(2014-08-24) (aged 45)
Podolyantsi, Chudniv Raion, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine
Cause of death brain hemorrhage
Nationality Ukrainian
Height 2.57 m (8 ft 5 in)

Leonid Stepanovych Stadnyk (Ukrainian: Леонід Степанович Стадник; 5 August 1969 – 24 August 2014) was a Ukrainian man who stood at 8 feet 5 inches or 2.57 meters tall.

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 tumour 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, only by the "Ukrainian Book of Records" that says that he measures 2.44 m (8 ft 0.1 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.
  • PHOTO from life of giant (in Russian)
  • AP article
  • San Clemente doctor gets to know giant, The Orange County Register
  • Photo at Ukrainian country side, Photos in UemA
  • "Ukrainian is world's tallest man". BBC News. 2007-08-08. Retrieved 2007-08-09.
  • Guinness official record of Leonid Stadnyk's height, based on a measurement by the Ukrainian Book of Records.
  • Daily Mail article on Leonid Stadnyk

Guinness world records info below

Preceded by
Bao Xishun		 Tallest Recognized Person
7 August 2007 – 20 August 2008		 Succeeded by
Bao Xishun
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