Sultan Kosen. As a Turkish farmer was hit in the "Guinness Book of records"?

Met a tall man on the street, most people a small or medium height are surprised to see it. But on our planet there's a kind of giants, reaching a height of 2.5 meters. One of them will be discussed in this article.

Who is Sultan Kosen?

The Parents of the young man had completely normal growth. But Sultan Kosen has grown to 251 see As it turned out, the reason for this anomalous development has become a pituitary tumor. Therapy, which the Sultan took place in 2010 at the Institute of medicine of the University of Virginia, gave a positive result. The treatment lasted about two years. Doctors could lead to normal hormone production of the pituitary gland, so that growth of Sultan Kosena stopped.

The Advantages and disadvantages of high growth

He Sultan Kosen, a photo of which is given in the article is not in awe of their giant size. The main drawback is the difficulty of purchasing clothes and shoes for such a giant. Agree, difficult to buy pants, the length is 113 cm, or to find outerwear with long sleeves 93 see to Buy shoes 62 size even more difficult.

Before Sultan Kosen played basketball, but because of the high growth he started having problems with his legs, so the sport had to forget. Now the young man is unable to move without crutches.

There is a high growth and its benefits. Sultan Kosen can easily do the work on the farm, which others will be much harder to handle. Caring for tall trees, changing light bulbs without using a stool, etc.

Record "Guinness”

Sultan Kosen became the champion of the "Guinness” several times.

In August 2009, he became the tallest man in the world. Its growth amounted to 247 see as problems with the pituitary gland it continued to grow in February 2011 was followed by another measurement. Then was recorded a new record of 251.

The arm Span of a giant is 3 m Tap Also holds the record for the size of the palm of your hand. Its length is 27,5 cm

Giant Wedding

The Sultan was able to find your mate. The wedding of the tallest man on 28 November 2013. His wife became Merve Dibo, a native of Syria. At the time of marriage the girl was 20 years old. She accepted the offer of the Sultan, not afraid of no giant growth, no significant difference in age.

According to local press, the wedding was epic. It was attended by about 3 thousand guests. The wedding ceremony took place in the Mardin province, the home of the groom.

The Growth darling is 169 cm Metre Or below your lover 82.

But not the first...

Sultan Kosen is not the only high person on the planet. He's actually the second. The tallest man is Ukrainian Leonid Stadnik, whose growth amounted to 253 cm

Unlike Cosina, Leonid did not want publicity, because they refused to make measurements to confirm the record. That is why in "the Guinness Book of records" was the Turkish farmer. Leonid Stadnik died in 2014 at the age of 44 years. The reason for such high growth, as in the case of Sultan Kosena, was a pituitary tumor. Leonid also had problems with his legs, causing when walking, leaned on a cane.