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Nationality
  
Indian

Other names
  
Vicky


Known for
  
Tallest Indian man

Name
  
Vikas Uppal

Vikas Uppal, the tallest man in India posing along crowds of people in different times.

Full Name
  
Vikas Kumar Uppal

Born
  
1986 (age 21)

Height
  
2.49 m (8 ft 2 in) (Disputed)


Died
  
June 30, 2007 (aged 21) Delhi, India

Similar
  
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Vikas uppal the tallest man of india


Vikas Kumar "Vicky" Uppal (January 1, 1986 – June 30, 2007) was a native and resident of India, said to be India's tallest man until his death on June 30, 2007 when he died during a failed brain tumor operation in Delhi, India.

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Vikas Uppal staying inside his home with his father and wearing a red orange buttoned polo shirt.

On January 12, 2004 The Tribune reported him to be 8 ft 3 in (2.51 m) tall and still growing, being in his late teens.

Vikas Uppal meeting then Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, in New Delhi on June 10, 2005.

Vikas was from the Rohtak district in the Indian state of Haryana. He was photographed for The Hindu on September 25, 2006 at a rally held by the Indian National Lok Dal. He was thought to be 8 ft 9 in tall; however, have been reported otherwise to be an unconfirmed 8 ft 1 in tall, and as was born in 1986 was most likely that he could grow no further. He could have been considered the world's tallest living man, but the Guinness Book of Records has strict verification criteria; hence, did not measure Vicky. 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. He also acted in a Bollywood movie Rang De Basanti.

Vikas Uppal walking while being led to something and wearing a white Dhoti with an orange and green scarf.

Vikas uppal 270 cm 72 eur shoe size



Vikas Uppal posing in the middle of people and wearing a light gray buttoned shirt and light brown pants.

Vikas Uppal shaking hands with then Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, in New Delhi on June 10, 2005.

Vikas Uppal along with a crowd of people wearing a green jacket and long pants.

Vikas Uppal standing near a ladder inside his house and wearing a red orange Dhoti.

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Vikas Uppal Wikipedia