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  1. Tallest man has giant longing for loveRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 12 | Pretoria News

    ... year. He uses walking sticks and tires quickly if he is standing. Another pretender to the tallest title, Ukrainian Leonid Stadnyk, who claims to be 10.5cm taller than Kosen, fails to qualify for the record because he refused to be measured by ...

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  2. World's tallest man becomes world's tallest dadRead the original story w/Photo

    Oct 4, 2009 | Portland's CW32 KRCW -TV

    ... a touch heavier than average. Bao briefly lost his Guinness World Records title as the tallest man to Ukrainian Leonid Stadnyk but regained it in August when Stadnyk refused to be measured under new guidelines. Bao's son was born on Thursday but ...

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  3. World's tallest man visits LondonRead the original story

    Sep 24, 2009 | BBC

    ... in hospital. Staff there measured the former basketball player at 2.46m (just under 8ft 1in) in height. Ukrainian Leonid Stadnyk was briefly awarded the title in 2007, but it was returned to Bao Xishun when Mr Stadnyk declined to be measured under ...

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  4. Video: New "World's Tallest Man" NamedRead the original story

    Sep 17, 2009 | National Geographic

    ... to travel the world and then meet a woman to marry. There is believed to be a taller man in the world-- Ukrainian Leonid Stadnyk, who reportedly measures 8-foot 5.5 inches tall, but he refuses to let anyone confirm his height, according to Guinness. ...

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  5. Sultan Kosen Tallest Man In The WorldRead the original story w/Photo

    Sep 21, 2009 | Externals

    ... gland disorder as a child - is 8ft 1in tall with 11in-wide hands. Although the previous record holder, Ukrainian Leonid Stadnyk, reportedly measured 8 feet 5.5 inches, Guinness says he was stripped of his title when he declined to let anyone confirm ...

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  6. Over 8 Feet Tall and Looking for LoveRead the original story w/Photo

    Sep 19, 2009 | Edge San Francisco

    ... eastern Turkey, is now officially the tallest man walking the planet. Although the previous record holder, Ukrainian Leonid Stadnyk, reportedly measured 8 feet 5.5 inches (2.57 meters), Guinness said he was stripped of his title when he declined to ...

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  7. World's Tallest Man, Sharron Kay Thornton Miracle and Woman's 23rd Husband?Read the original story

    Sep 18, 2009 | The Post Chronicle

    ... rival, a Ukrainian, decided not be measured. Sultan Kosen, who was reportedly 4.5 inches shorter than Ukrainian man Leonid Stadnyk, has become the world's tallest man in the Guinness World Records, measuring in at 8 foot 1 inch. More here and a ...

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  8. Towering Turk hopes title will land him a womanRead the original story w/Photo

    Sep 18, 2009 | KKCO-TV Grand Junction

    ... eastern Turkey, is now officially the tallest man walking the planet. Although the previous record holder, Ukrainian Leonid Stadnyk, reportedly measured 8', 51/2" Guinness said he was stripped of his title when he declined to let anyone confirm his ...

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  9. 8-foot-1: World's tallest manRead the original story

    Sep 18, 2009 | Telegraph Herald

    ... eastern Turkey, is now officially the tallest man walking the planet. Although the previous record holder, Ukrainian Leonid Stadnyk, reportedly measured 8 feet 5.5 inches, Guinness said he was stripped of his title when he declined to let anyone ...

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  10. Over 8 Feet Tall And LookingaRead the original story

    Mar 3, 2009 | WKRG-TV Mobile

    ... eastern Turkey, is now officially the tallest man walking the planet. Although the previous record holder, Ukrainian Leonid Stadnyk, reportedly measured 8 feet 5.5 inches (2.57 meters), Guinness said he was stripped of his title when he declined to ...

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  11. Sultan Kosen, the world's tallest personRead the original story

    Sep 18, 2009 | RIA Novosti

    Sultan Kosen, 27, from Turkey was recognized as the tallest person in the world on September 17 as Ukrainian Leonid Stadnyk, who at 2.58 m was earlier labeled the tallest man on the planet, has refused to be independently measured.

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  12. craig glenday+michael jacksonRead the original story

    Sep 18, 2009 | Daily Record

    ... of a project as the previous 'tallest man' was disqualified because he kept on refusing to be measured. "His name was Leonid Stadnyk, he lived in Ukraine and claimed to be 8ft 5in but I saw a photograph of him with the Ukrainian president which ...

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  13. Turkish gentle giant is looking for love, and a car he can get intoRead the original story

    Sep 18, 2009 | EKathimerini

    ... year. He uses walking sticks and tires quickly if he is standing. Another pretender to the tallest title, Ukrainian Leonid Stadnyk, who claims to be 10.5 centimeters taller than Kosen, failed to qualify for the record because he refused to be ...

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  14. The world's new tallest manRead the original story

    Sep 17, 2009 | Netscape

    This story was previously titled "The world's new tallest man" The world's new tallest man >> On Thursday, Sultan Kosen was pronounced to be the tallest man in the world ,after the Ukrainian Leonid Stadnyk was deprived from the title.

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  15. Tallest man has giant longing for loveRead the original story

    Sep 17, 2009 | Independent Online

    ... year. He uses walking sticks and tires quickly if he is standing. Another pretender to the tallest title, Ukrainian Leonid Stadnyk, who claims to be 10.5cm taller than Kosen, fails to qualify for the record because he refused to be measured by ...

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  16. (PHOTO) World's tallest man Sultan Kosen Is 8 ft 1Read the original story w/Photo

    Sep 18, 2009 | The Post Chronicle

    ... rival, a Ukranian, decided not be measured. Sultan Kosen, who was reportedly 4.5 inches shorter than Ukrainian man Leonid Stadnyk, has become the world's talled man in the Guinness World Records, measuring in at 8 foot 1 inch. Sultan Kosen was ...

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  17. Turk crowned world's tallest manRead the original story w/Photo

    Sep 17, 2009 | Stuff

    ... from China's Bao Xi Shun who, at 7 feet 8.95 inches, regained the title last year after 8 feet 5.5 inch Ukrainian Leonid Stadnyk's claim was discredited when he refused to be independently measured. Kosen lists being able to see a long way into the ...

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  18. Turk is world's tallestRead the original story w/Photo

    Sep 17, 2009 | Shanghai Daily

    ... was crowned the planet's tallest man yesterday by Guinness World Records. Although previous record holder Ukrainian Leonid Stadnyk reportedly measured 2.57 meters, Guinness said he was stripped of his title when he declined to let anyone confirm his ...

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  19. Sultan Kosen: The World's Tallest ManRead the original story

    Sep 17, 2009 | MyFOX Atlanta

    ... It's really difficult to find a girlfriend. They are usually scared of me." The previous record holder is Ukrainian Leonid Stadnyk. He reportedly measured 8 feet, 5.5 inches. Stadnyk was stripped of his title when he declined to let anyone confirm ...

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  20. PHOTOSRead the original story

    Mar 15, 2006 | Fox News

    ... Autonomous Region in China. Bao briefly lost his Guinness Book of World Records title as the tallest man to Ukrainian Leonid Stadnyk, but regained it in August 2008 when Stadnyk refused to be measured. March 24, 2008: Leonid Stadnyk of Ukraine poses ...

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