Igor Vovkovinskiy Is The New Tallest American!
May 29th, 2010 - 6:50 pm ICT by GDBy Gina Gomez
May 29, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Igor Vovkovinskiy has broken all records. The 27 year old man from Minnesota is now wearing the crown of the tallest man in the United States. Igor Vovkovinskiy stands tall at 7 feet and 8.33 inches and has defeated George Bell of Virginia by three inches. This news was made official two days ago by the Guinness World Records, who organized the “The Dr. Oz Show” to crown the new tallest man of the US. The gigantic Minnesota man wears a shoe of the size 24 10-E.
Igor Vovkovinskiy is however very sick. He is a patient of gigantism, a condition which the Mayo Clinic reports is seen in babies with tumors in their pituitary glands. According to physicians, these tumors induce the gland to produce an excess of growth hormones. Speaking to the media after winning the title, Igor Vovkovinskiy said that he was happy that he has ultimately got an answer to give to all who previously asked him if he was sure of the fact that it was he who was the tallest American. However the tallest American will have to still raise his head to look at the tallest man in the world. Sultan Kosen from Turkey who holds the title of the tallest man in the world measures 8 feet and 1 inch.
Although he studies at Rochester, Minnesota, Igor Vovkovinskiy originally hails from Ukraine and had shifted to America when he was a child. The most interesting thing that has emerged about Igor Vovkovinskiy is that he is a big Barack Obama fan and has also been spotted in many Presidential rallies during election time.
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