Igor Vovkovinskiy, Tallest Man in US , Dies in Minnesota
In the News
He was only 38 years of age and was 7 ft 8.33 inches with size 26 feet
So young to have heart disease but it was probably attributed to his height
https://www.today.com/news/igor-vovkovinskiy-tallest-man-us-dies-minnesota-38-t228944
He wasnt the tallest though N, Robert Wadlow also from the USA was 8 ft 11.1'' and his shoe size was 37, he was the tallest man in the world until 1940 and he died age 22
They pretty much always die young when they are such heights, often their organs don't fully scale up to match their height so they are destined to fail early. I think its a low percentage of very tall people that have reasonable health and a reasonably long lifespan.
My brother in law played basketball for england in the 80s and 90s , i always thought he was very tall at 6ft 9'' , i cannot imagine these heights B
One trait i noticed was he had a slight stoop, probably due to constantly ducking under doorways etc
telmel I'm 6' 2" so reasonably tall but I went to Oxford a few years ago and while I was in a small shop this bloke came in and had to duck down through the door way, made me feel like a child. I don't know what his height was but it felt like 7 foot or more but probably wasn't.
BonzoBanana I suppose records will continue to be broken B as the generations advance and become taller , inevitable
I had a boyfriend who was 6 .7 with size 10's.That was big enough. You'd have to get a lift up to the other fella.Hubby was 5.2 so I obviously don't have a type lol.
Ive had that experience M, taller and shorter partners, but it seems to be more preferable for a woman to have a taller male partner,t it seems society accepts this more and i think it makes the woman more comfortable
You very rarely see a couple where the man is shorter or the woman taller for that matter
If you watch dating programs on tv for example, when someone asks the type of man they prefer its always tall in the equation
I could be wrong but it is only what i see
Hubby was half my weight as well.Tall or short doesn't worry me nor looks really.Just like kind,humorous ,non aggressive solvent honest decent types.All else is non mandatory lol.
Thats a nice attitude M, sometimes the world judges people too much on looks alone when personality is a more attractive trait
Looks fade as do health and finance.I'd live in one room with soup,bread and a blanket with the right fella.I'd drive em potty with my warped sense of humour that I inherited from my lovely father who was so handsome he had to fight off the ladies with a stick lol.
Call me old fashioned lol
MelissaLee1963 Theres nothing old fashioned about it M, it should be the going trend
Heres another article about the second tallest man in the world, a little sad concerning his health
Such a shame. he was a very influential person when he was alive. It was said that many people looked up to him...
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