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No. 00273

Tallest Man in Recorded History

Holder
Robert Wadlow
Country
United States
Location
USA

About this record

Robert Wadlow of the United States reached a height of 2.72 meters as a result of acromegaly (gigantism), making him the tallest man ever medically documented.