Tall men -- Libya
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Suleiman Ali Nashnush 245 cm Libyan who was the tallest basketball player at 2.45 m (8 ft ½ in). (b.1943 d.1991). Suleiman Ali Nashnush (1943 - February 25, 1991) is one of twelve individuals in medical history to reach or surpass eight feet in height. He was a Libyan basketball player and actor. In 1960, he successfully underwent surgery to correct his abnormal growth. He was one of the tallest basketball players ever at 8'0½" (245 cm) and played for Libya. The 1st tall athlete in the world.
Nashnush also had a small role in Federico Fellini's film Satyricon where he played the role of Tryphaena's attendant. He died on February 25, 1991.
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- List of Tall men in the world.
- Robert Wadlow 272 cm tall men.
- John Rogan 267 cm tall men.
- Maximinus Thrax 259 cm tall men.
- Leonid Stadnyk 256 cm tall men
- Édouard Beaupré 251 cm tall men
- Väinö Myllyrinne 251 cm tall men
- Don Koehler 249 cm tall men
- Sultan Kösen 247 cm tall men
- Patrick Cotter O'Brien 246 cm tall men
- Gabriel Estêvão Monjane 246 cm tall men
- Julius Koch Le Geant Constantin 246 cm tall men
- Suleiman Ali Nashnush 245 cm tall men
- Bernard Coyne 244 cm tall men
- John F. Carroll 244 cm tall men
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- Zhang Juncai 242 cm tall men
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- Alexander Sizonenko 241 cm tall men
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- George Bell 234 cm tall men
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- Max Palmer 231 cm tall men
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