Leonid Stadnyk of Ukraine has been named the world's tallest man by the Guinness World Records.

Mr Stadnyk, who stands at 2.53 metres (eight feet, four inches), yesterday received a car as a present from the President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko.

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