Igor Vovkovinskiy

Igor Vovkovinskiy
Ігор Вовковинський
Vovkovinskiy waves to the crowd at a basketball game in Houston in 2013
Born(1982-09-18)September 18, 1982
Bar, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)
DiedAugust 20, 2021(2021-08-20) (aged 38)
Rochester, Minnesota, United States
NationalityUkrainian-American
Known forTallest living person in the United States
Height7 ft 8.33 in (234.52 cm)

Igor Vovkovinskiy[a] (also known as Igor Ladan; September 18, 1982 – August 20, 2021) was a Ukrainian-American law student, actor and tallest living person in the United States,[1] at 7 feet 8+1⁄3 inches (234.5 cm), briefly taking the record from George Bell.

Originally from Ukraine, Vovkovinskiy moved to Rochester, Minnesota in 1989 to be treated at the Mayo Clinic.[2] At that time, he was already at least 6 feet (182.9 cm) tall.[3]

Vovkovinskiy acted in commercials and films, including the 2011 comedy Hall Pass, and became better known for wearing a T-shirt that read "World's Biggest Obama Supporter" to a Barack Obama rally.[4] He was the first official tallest living person from two countries. He joined singer Zlata Ognevich in representing Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013.[1]

Vovkovinskiy's height was attributed to a tumor pressing on his pituitary gland, causing it to release an excessive amount of growth hormone.[5] In 2019, he said on his YouTube channel that he was undergoing treatment for a heart condition.[6]

Vovkovinskiy was hospitalized for heart disease and died on August 20, 2021, at age 38.[7][8]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Ukrainian: Ігор Вовковинський, romanized: Ihor Vovkovynskyi

References

  1. ^ a b Eurovision Song Contest won by Denmark, BBC News (19 May 2013)
  2. ^ Tribune (Minneapolis), Jean Hopfensperger Star. "Public rises to help world's tallest man buy shoes". Post and Courier.
  3. ^ Meet the tallest man in the world, 60 Minutes Australia (23 June 2018)
  4. ^ "President has no trouble spotting his biggest fan". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on 2020-11-01. Retrieved 2020-10-28..
  5. ^ Rupar, Aaron. "Igor Vovkovinskiy, America's tallest man, lives in Rochester, can't find shoes". City Pages. Archived from the original on 2019-09-10. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  6. ^ "IgorTheUkrainian - YouTube". youtube.com.
  7. ^ "Rochester Man -Tallest in the United States- Has Died".
  8. ^ "Igor Vovkovinskiy, tallest man in US, dies in Minnesota". AP NEWS. 2021-08-23. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
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