Guinness World Records announced that the “Tallest Living Man in America” is from Minnesota and is measured at 7 feet, 8.33 inches.

27-year-old Igor Vovkovinskiy appeared on “The Dr. Oz Show” as he was officially declared to be the record holder, taking the crown from George Bell, who is from Virginia and is about a third of an inch shorter.

Danny Girton Jr of the Guinness World Records said, “Igor had been on our radar for awhile, so we were eager to measure him and see if he was, in fact, the Tallest Living Man in America. Following stringent Guinness World Record guidelines on measurement, we’re pleased to confirm that Igor is now a part of record-breaking history.”

The current world’s tallest man record holder is Sultan Kosen, who is from Turkey and is measured at 8 feet, 1 inch tall.

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