Leonid Stadnyk

Ukrainian farmer who claimed to have stood at 2.57 m

Leonid Stadnyk
Леонід Стадник
Born
Leonid Stepanovych Stadnyk

(1970-08-05)5 August 1970
Died24 August 2014(2014-08-24) (aged 44)
Podoliantsi [uk], Chudniv Raion, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine
NationalityUkrainian
Height8 ft 5.5 in (2.578 m)

(Disputed)

7 ft 7 in (2.31 m)

( According to photographic evidence)

[1]

Leonid Stepanovych Stadnyk (Ukrainian: Леонід Степанович Стадник; 5 August 1970 – 24 August 2014) was a Ukrainian man who claimed to have stood at 2.57 m (8 ft 5 in) though photographic evidence suggests he was not taller than 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m).[1]

Death

Stadnyk died at the age of 44 on 24 August 2014 from a brain hemorrhage.[2]

See also

  • List of tallest people
  • Bao Xishun, the previous holder of tallest man Guinness title
  • Robert Wadlow (1918–1940), the tallest man in history
  • Sultan Kösen, the current tallest man in Guinness title

References

  1. ^ "Leonid Stadnyk, The tallest man or a fraud". 23 September 2009. Archived from the original on 23 September 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  2. ^ Will Stewart (27 August 2014). "World's 'tallest man' at 8ft dies age 44". Daily Mirror.

External links

  • https://www.gq.com/story/lenoid-stadnyk-tallest-man-russia-200503?printable=true
  • 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. 8 August 2007. Retrieved 9 August 2007.
  • Guinness official record of Leonid Stadnyk's height, based on a measurement by the Ukrainian Book of Records.
Preceded by
Bao Xishun
 Tallest Recognized Person
7 August 2007 – 20 August 2008 		Succeeded by
Bao Xishun