Minnesota, USA /
The tallest man in the United States, 2.35 meters tall, died on Friday of a 38-year-old heart condition in the state of Minnesota, his mother announced on Facebook. American of Ukrainian origin, Igor Vovkovinskiy he suffered from a tumor that triggered in him an excessive production of growth hormones.
This led his family to settle, already during his childhood, in Rochester, a city in the northern United States known for its good health centers.
Already old for his age, the “little” Igor continued to grow despite the treatment until he got one record height in the United States, Which was certified by staff of the Guinness Book of Records when he was 27 years old.
During the 2013 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, Igor Vovkovinskiy took to the stage in his arms the singer he represented in Ukraine. Prior to that, he had a moment of fame in 2009, when Barack Obama noticed his presence during a rally.
The day Obama greeted the giant
Igor, who wore a T-shirt that said “Obama’s biggest supporter in the world” and stood out over the crowd of congregated supporters, exchanged a handshake with the then Democratic president.
Who is the tallest man in the world?
According to the Guinness Book, the tallest man in the world is currently the Turkish Sultan Kösen (2.51 meters)But the tallest man in modern history has been an American, Robert Wadlow, who reached a height of 2.72 m. He also suffered from abnormally high growth hormone production, and died in 1940 at just 22 years old.