How tall was the tallest man ever recorded, in feet?
History medium Data from 1940
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The answer
9 feet
Roughly 8.9.
Robert Wadlow reached 8 feet 11.1 inches before his death in 1940 at just 22. He was still growing when he died, the result of an untreatable pituitary condition. He needed leg braces to walk and had almost no feeling in his feet.
Where this number comes from
| Source | Guinness World Records |
|---|---|
| Figure refers to | 1940 |
| Last checked | |
| Unit | feet |
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