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High hopes for Britain’s tallest cow

Inspirational Tall People 12 May 2008 | 1 Comment

A Friesian bullock is set to break records as Britain’s tallest cow, his owners claimed today.
The 6ft 6ins cow, named Chilli, towers over other cattle in his herd at the Ferne Animal Sanctuary in Chard, Somerset.
Staff at the sanctuary have applied to Guinness World Records to have him named as Britain’s tallest cow.
They claim nine-year-old [...]

Olympics: Redgrave makes giant strides for Team 2012

Health and Fitness, Inspirational Tall People, Sport 29 February 2008 | 3 Comments

The Independent
By James Corrigan
Friday, 29 February 2008

Sir Steve Redgrave’s somewhat lofty ambition to prove his theory that “if you’re big enough, you’re good enough” took one almighty step forward yesterday with the announcement that his “Sporting Giants” initiative has added 34 rowers, 11 handball players and seven volleyball players to the national squads.
As [...]

Tallest Cop Gets Tall Bed

Inspirational Tall People 21 February 2008 | 1 Comment

A Virginia sheriff’s deputy who’s the tallest man in America will sleep a little more comfortably now.
Guinness Book of World Records named Norfolk’s George Bell the tallest man in the United States in November. He is 7 feet 8 inches tall. Bell has had trouble finding a big enough bed to sleep in, but [...]

I am a giant

Inspirational Tall People 15 December 2007 | 1 Comment

Matthew Everitt
Saturday December 15, 2007
The Guardian
Most people don’t say anything until after they’ve passed by. Then they’ll turn and gawp. It doesn’t bother me. When you are asked, [...]

Club members gather to find solace in heightist world

Inspirational Tall People 27 August 2007 | 0 Comments

Stephen Moss
Saturday August 25, 2007
The Guardian
I am 6ft 4in, which yesterday made me one of the shorter men in the Wotton House Hotel, near Dorking, Surrey, [...]

Ukrainian crowned world’s tallest man

Inspirational Tall People 10 August 2007 | 3 Comments

A Ukrainian man has been officially recognised as the tallest person in the world, rising above the previous Chinese holder of the title.

Leonid Stadnik lives at home with his mother

Leonid Stadnik, a 37-year-old former veterinarian, was measured at 8 feet 5 inches (2.57 metres) in 2006, making him more than 8 inches (20 centimetres) taller [...]

World’s tallest man gets married

Inspirational Tall People 30 March 2007 | 1 Comment

The world’s tallest man has married a woman who is 25 years younger than he is – and two-thirds of his height. After a global search for a suitable bride, herdsman Bao Xishun ended up marrying a saleswoman from his home city of Chifeng in northern China.
Mr Bao, who stands at 2.36m (7ft 8.95in) [...]

Britains Tallest couple

Inspirational Tall People 8 March 2007 | 13 Comments

Not much Fits says congratulations to Britain’s tallest couple!
Recently reported in The Sun Newspaper:
LOVED-UP Hilary Roberts and Ross Sambridge are high on romance  as Britain’s tallest couple.The lovestruck pair tot up a combined total of 13ft 7ins, with Hilary standing at 6ft 3ins and Ross 7ft 4ins.
Hilary, 27, a scientific researcher from Bristol, met Londoner [...]

World’s tallest man saves dolphin

Inspirational Tall People 14 December 2006 | 2 Comments

From BBC news
The world’s tallest man has saved two dolphins by using his long arms to reach into their stomachs and pull out dangerous plastic shards.
Mongolian herdsman Bao Xishun was called in after the dolphins swallowed plastic used around their pool at an aquarium in Fushun, north-east China.
Attempts to use instruments failed as [...]

My, haven’t we grown!

Inspirational Tall People 29 August 2006 | 1 Comment

From the Daily Mail, By ADELE WATERS
Tara Savage has just turned 12, but she already towers over most women she meets — and a fair share of men.
At 6ft, she is growing at a rate of 6in a year and has been told by her doctor that she could top 7ft, putting her on track [...]

Christopher Lister

Inspirational Tall People 22 June 2006 | 46 Comments

From the London Metro
He makes Peter Crouch look like a midget and is nicknamed Stretch – but Christopher Lister is still growing.
The towering 18-year-old measures an astonishing 7ft 3in (2.21m) and is thought to be Britain’s tallest teenager.
The beanpole student, from Leeds, cannot even fit through his front door without bending down. His loftiness has [...]

Extreme height

Inspirational Tall People 25 March 2006 | 2 Comments

Being 7ft 3in gives John Williams a different perspective on day-to-day living

Tallest Twins 6ft 10

Inspirational Tall People 17 March 2006 | 2 Comments

UK tallest twins are 6ft 10ins

Tallest Living Man

Inspirational Tall People 28 July 2005 | 0 Comments

However the Guinness Book of records now says the Tallest man – living is Xi Shun (China, b. 1951), measured 7 ft 8.95 in (2 m 36.1 cm)

Tallest Karlovic loses but is still Ace

Inspirational Tall People 21 June 2005 | 0 Comments

Karlovic, at 6ft 10ins (2.08m) the tallest player in professional tennis, matched the number of clean service winners served up by Joachim Johansson at the Australian Open earlier this year.

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