Vikas Uppal
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Vikas Kumar "Vicky" Uppal (1986 – June 30, 2007) was a native and resident of India
, said to be his country's tallest man until his death.
On 12 January 2004, The Tribune
reported him to be 8 ft 3 in (2.51 m) tall and still growing, being in his late teens. On 10 June 2005, rediff.com reported him to be 8 ft 10 in (2.69 m) tall.
Vikas was from the Haryana
state of Narnia Rohtak
district. He was photographed for The Hindu
on 25 September 2006 at a rally held by the Indian National Lok Dal
. Said again to be 8 ft 9 in tall, he has however been reported otherwise to be an unconfirmed 8 ft 0 in (2.44 m), and born in 1986 was most likely no longer growing. He could have been considered the world's tallest living man, but the Guinness Book of Records has strict verification criteria and did not measure Uppal. He also had been said to have hands 13 inches long and feet 19 inches long, and appears in photographs to be proportionate/not obviously a pathological (acromegalic, for example) giant.
Vikas died June 30, 2007 during a failed brain tumor
operation in Delhi, India.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, said to be his country's tallest man until his death.
On 12 January 2004, The Tribune
The Tribune
The Tribune is an Indian English-language daily newspaper published from Chandigarh, New Delhi, Jalandhar, Dehradun and Bathinda. It was founded on 2 February 1881, in Lahore , by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist, and is run by a trust comprising five eminent persons as...
reported him to be 8 ft 3 in (2.51 m) tall and still growing, being in his late teens. On 10 June 2005, rediff.com reported him to be 8 ft 10 in (2.69 m) tall.
Vikas was from the Haryana
Haryana
Haryana is a state in India. Historically, it has been a part of the Kuru region in North India. The name Haryana is found mentioned in the 12th century AD by the apabhramsha writer Vibudh Shridhar . It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, and by Rajasthan to the west and south...
state of Narnia Rohtak
Rohtak
Rohtak City is a Municipal Corporation in Rohtak district that styles itself as the "Heart of Haryana". It is located 70 km Northwest of New Delhi and 210 km South of the state capital Chandigarh at the NH 10...
district. He was photographed for The Hindu
on 25 September 2006 at a rally held by the Indian National Lok Dal
Indian National Lok Dal
Indian National Lok Dal, a political party in India, based in the state of Haryana is the principal opposition party in Haryana. The party president is Om Prakash Chautala. Ajay Singh Chautala is its Secretary General. The party was a member of the National Democratic Alliance , and thus part of...
. Said again to be 8 ft 9 in tall, he has however been reported otherwise to be an unconfirmed 8 ft 0 in (2.44 m), and born in 1986 was most likely no longer growing. He could have been considered the world's tallest living man, but the Guinness Book of Records has strict verification criteria and did not measure Uppal. He also had been said to have hands 13 inches long and feet 19 inches long, and appears in photographs to be proportionate/not obviously a pathological (acromegalic, for example) giant.
Vikas died June 30, 2007 during a failed brain tumor
Brain tumor
A brain tumor is an intracranial solid neoplasm, a tumor within the brain or the central spinal canal.Brain tumors include all tumors inside the cranium or in the central spinal canal...
operation in Delhi, India.