D Friday, January 15, 2010 News from Turkey towers over the record holder at the other end of the height spectrum Chinas He Pingping, who is 74cm (2ft 5in). Mr Kosen, 27, said: Ive wanted to meet Pingping ever since I was awarded the title of tallest man. The Turk is also the Guinness World Records holder for having the largest hands and feet 27.5cm and 36.5cm respectively. His height is a result of a condi- tion known as pituitary gigantism and he stopped growing in 2008 after surgery to remove a tumour which caused his excess growth. Mr He, 21, was born with a con- dition called primordial dwarfism and was small enough to fit into the palm of a hand at birth. However, his record could be under threat from a fellow Chi- nese man, Wu Kang. Mr Wu, 22, claims to be 6cm shorter than Mr He, and it has been reported that medical records at Tong Ji Hospital in China say he is the smallest man on Earth. Worlds tallest man catches up with the tiniest...and theres a 1.8m gap Ive met the great small of China... Height fight: Mr Wu, above, says he is 6cm shorter than Mr He, right. Far right: Mr He meets Sultan Kosen Pictures: AFP/Getty, CEN/Europics ONE has a head for heights and the other has a head that, well, goes up to the big guys knees. The worlds tallest and smallest men came together yesterday and while not a meeting of minds there is 1.8m (6ft) between their minds it was nonetheless a momentous occasion. The pair shooks hands (well, one shook the others finger) for the first time at the launch of the Guinness World Records Live Roadshow in Istanbul. At 2.5m (8ft 1in), Sultan Kosen By Ross McGuinness index.html2.html3.html4.html5.html6.html7.html8.html9.html10.html11.html12.html13.html14.html15.html16.html17.html18.html19.html20.html21.html22.html23.html