Jimu News trainee reporter Hu Li
Igor Wolfkowski, the nation's highest living record holder, died of a heart attack at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester ( a city in New York ) at the age of 38 , according to NBS on Aug. 23.
Image source: Associated Press
Born on September 8, 1982 in Bar, Ukraine, Wolfkovins grew to 1.83 meters at the age of 6 and settled in the United States at the age of 7. As a child, Wolfkovinski was diagnosed with a tumor pressing on the pituitary gland, causing the pituitary gland to secrete abnormal levels of growth hormone, which grew taller and taller.
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, he was named the tallest man in the United States at the age of 27, when he was 7 feet 8.33 inches tall and about 2.345182 meters. Wovikovinski also underwent 16 foot reduction surgeries over six years because of the size of his foot.
His brother Oleh ladan said Wolfkowynski had been a "celebrity" when he came to the United States from Ukraine, but Radan said: "Wolfkowynski would rather live a normal life than be known." ”
Wolfkowyski met with former U.S. President Barack Obama in 2009 when Obama noticed him because he was wearing a T-shirt near the stage that read "The World's Top Supporter of Obama."
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