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 AMERICA'S TALLEST MAN DIED AT AGE 38

Tallest man in US, who stood at 7ft 8in tall, dies aged 38  

(Igor was being treated at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota for a heart disease, when he passed away on August 20) 

Born in September 1982, the Ukrainian-American was a law student, an actor, and also an interviewee. He became the tallest man in America by overtaking George Bell who stood at 7-feet and 8 inches (234 cm).

Igor's height was attributed to having a tumour pressing on his pituitary gland, causing his body to have released an excessive amount of growth hormone.

Igor Vovkovinskiy, America's tallest man who stood at 7-feet 8-inches tall (234.5 cm), has died aged 38.

 Igor was being treated at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota for a heart disease, when he passed away on August 20.

His mother, Svetlana Vovkovinska, informed the public about the demise with a Facebook post, that said Igor remained positive until the very end despite being in a lot of pain.

"Igor Vovkovinskiy Igor died on August 20 at 22:17 pm in hospital from heart disease. He and his older brother Oleh were with him until the end," she wrote.

 he post added that Igor was accompanied by Oleh's wife Alla and children a few hours before his death and his last meal was a piece of Kyiv cake and Fanta.

"Igor was glad to see them, and although it was difficult for him to speak, he tried to joke about his nephew Andriy, whether he had learned the Ukrainian language in a month in Ukraine," the post added.

Born in September 1982, the Ukrainian-American was a law student, an actor, and also an interviewee. He became the tallest man in America by overtaking George Bell who stood at 7-feet and 8 inches (234 cm).

Igor's height was attributed to having a tumour pressing on his pituitary gland, causing his body to have released an excessive amount of growth hormone.

He first came to Mayo Clinic for treatment in 1989. By the time he was 27, he was declared as America's tallest living person by the Guinness World Records. Almost 10 years later, he revealed on his YouTube channel he was undergoing treatment for a heart condition.

Igor grew up with his mother and graduated from Rochester's John Marshall High School. He also secured a two-year college degree from the city's community college.

The 38-year-old had wanted to become a lawyer.