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Guinness World Records has recognized a
Minnesota man as the tallest man in the United States.


      The Guinness World Record Association measured Igor
Vovkovinskiy, of Rochester, at 7 feet, 8.33 inches during an
installment of NBC's "The Dr. Oz Show" that aired Monday. He
edged out George Bell, a sheriff's deputy in Norfolk, Va., by a
third of an inch.


      The 27-year-old, who's originally from Ukraine, moved to
Minnesota with his mother when he was 7 years old for treatment at
the Mayo Clinic for a pituitary disease that spurred his rapid
growth.


      Vovkovinskiy now attends the Minnesota School of Business and is
pursuing a degree in paralegal studies.


      Guinness says the world's tallest man is Sultan Kosen, of
Turkey, who measures in at 8-foot-1.

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The Guinness World Record Association measured Igor
Vovkovinskiy, of Rochester, at 7 feet, 8.33 inches during an
installment of NBC's "The Dr. Oz Show" that aired Monday.

Guinness: 7-foot-8.33 Rochester man is tallest in U.S.

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