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Sultan Kösen

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Sultan Kosen (b. 1983) is a Turkish basketball player. He had a back problem which prevented him from standing totally straight. A technician of the Ottoman Galasataray found him in a small town near the border of Turkey and Iraq. He stood 2.42m tall. After his back operation, his height was recorded at 2.47m (Approx. 8'1¼"). He is the tallest player in the history of basketball.

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