Leonid Stadnyk
Leonid Stepanovych Stadnyk (Ukrainian: Леонід Степанович Стадник; 5 August 1970 – 24 August 2014) was a Ukrainian farmer. He stood at 8 feet 5 inches or 2.57 meters. He was born in Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR. Stadnyk was listed as the world's tallest living man according to Guinness World Records.[1]
Leonid Stepanovych Stadnyk Леонід Степанович Стадник | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 August 1970 |
| Died | 24 August 2014 (aged 44) |
| Height | 257 cm (8 ft 5 in) (not independently verified)http://www.thetallestman.com/leonidstadnyk.htm |
Stadnyk died at the age of 44 on August 24, 2014 from a brain hemorrhage.[2]
References
- ↑ "Press release" (PDF). Guinness World Records 2008. 2007-08-07. Retrieved 2007-08-09.
The world authority on record breaking launches with more astounding new records including the introduction of the world's tallest living human being in the world: Leonid Stadnyk (7ft 6in tall)
- ↑ Will Stewart (25 August 2014). "World's 'tallest man' at 8ft 4 inches dies aged 44". Mirror. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/worlds-tallest-man-8ft-4-4105252.
Other websites
- The Tallest Man: Leonid Stadnyk Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine