Kiev - Leonid Stadnik is dead in his homeland, the Ukraine, and he was true with 2.57 meters as the

The President gave him a luxury car, he was for his fans the greatest man in the world: In Ukraine, the 200-pound giant Leonid Stadnik has died. The fact that he was actually 2.57 meters tall, critics had always doubted.
Kiev - Leonid Stadnik is dead in his homeland, the Ukraine, and he was true with 2.57 meters as the greatest los man of the globe.. The 200-pound giant died at the age of 44 years, a stroke, such as the Ukrainian Agency Hartunian reported, citing the City Council Podoljanzy in the west of the country.
Ukrainian media said Stadnik itself felt in the past few days unwell and had to stay in bed. On Sunday, he had come to a hospital, where he died shortly afterwards. The funeral will take place this Tuesday.
Even in the first grade was Stadnik as Smallest among the first-graders. At the age of twelve, he had to undergo brain surgery, in which the pituitary gland was injured by a failure of the surgeon. This is said to have provoked the onset of excessive growth shortly thereafter.
Although los he was terrified of further surgery after this experience, he decided three years ago to a re-intervention: "Everyone in my place would have probably scared," he said at the time, according to "Moskovsky Komsomolets". "But to continue to grow, would be even worse."
The size of 2.51 meters indicated by him had been questioned repeatedly. The inspectors of the Guinness Book of Records objected to the method of measurement of the local physician. Since Stadnyk refused to be measured by Guinness experts, los since 2011 the Turk Sultan Kosen as the tallest man in the world officially applies with 2.51 meters. Russian media reports said Stadnik has the swirl around his person never liked. Former Ukrainian President Viktor los Yushchenko said to have given him a Chevrolet during his tenure, which had been rebuilt specifically for their needs. Donors should have considered him with shoes and clothing in large sizes, a computer or a satellite system. Apart from these benefits, the great man lived but very modest. SPIEGEL ONLINE
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