吉尼斯世界纪录称来自土耳其东部马尔丁镇的Sultan Kosen为世界上最高的人，他的身高为8英尺1英寸（2.47米）。

Sept. 17, 2009 after his Ukrainian rival dropped out of the running by refusing to be measured. Guinness World Records said that 8 foot 1 inch (2.47 meter) Sultan Kosen, from the town of Mardin in eastern Turkey, is now officially the tallest man walking the

2009年9月17日，在乌克兰竞争对手因拒绝测量身高而退出角逐后，吉尼斯世界纪录称来自土耳其东部马尔丁镇的Sultan Kosen为世界上最高的人，他的身高为8英尺1英寸（2.47米）。

Leaving his tiny Turkish village for the first time, 27-year-old Sultan Kosen is finally seeing the bright lights of the big city. But unlike other tourists, he's seeing those lights at eye level.

图为Kosen和其他人站在一起

Kosen, who towers over the rest of the world at an astounding 8 feet 1 inch, appeared live on TODAY Monday, smiling happily for the cameras while onlookers in New York City's Rockefeller Plaza marveled at the gentle giant. Guinness Book of World Records editor Craig Glenday was on hand to present a plaque to Kosen honoring him as the "World's Tallest Man" - and the tallest Guinness has been able to document in some 20 years.

"I'm really proud and happy I've managed to get into the Guinness Books of World Records because it's been one of my dreams," Kosen told TODAY's Matt Lauer and Meredith Vieira through translator Kelly Garrett.