World's Tallest Man Confirmed At 7 feet 9 inches tall

posted Sunday, 14 August 2005

Chinese Man Is World's Tallest

Guinness Record Book Confirms

A Chinese herdsman has been confirmed as the tallest human being in the world.

The man, who is from the inner Mongolia region of China, is nearly 7 feet 9 inches tall.

He has been confirmed by the Guinness Book of World Records as the tallest naturally growing person in the world.

He said he was the same height as other children his age until he was 16. He then had a huge growth spurt. There are a lot of problems being as tall as he is, he said, including finding shoes and clothes that fit.