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Until 2008, the tallest man-made structure in the world was the Taipei 101 in Taiwan, standing at 1,671 feet (509.2 meters) tall. It held this record from its completion in 2004 until the opening of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai in 2010.
The 4th tallest building in the world (and 6th tallest structure overall) is the Shanghai World Financial Center in Shanghai, China. Completed in 2008, it holds the world record for tallest roof height of 492 m (1614 ft.) and highest observation deck, 474 m (1555 ft. )
It is ranked tenth tallest in the world, second tallest in America and tallest in New York City currently. *Since 25th October 2008.
The Spring Temple Buddha is the tallest statue in the world, standing at a height of 208 meters. It is located in Henan, China and was completed in 2002.The Laykyun Setkyar is the second tallest statue in the world, and it depicts a standing Buddha.This statue is 116 meters (381 feet) tall. Buddha stands on a 13.5 meters (44 feet) throne for a total height of 130 meters (427 feet).It is located in Monywa, Sagaing Division, Myanmar and was completed in 2008.
The men's high jump record stands at 2.45 m (8' 1/4"), and was set by Javier Sotomayor of Cuba in 1993.
In terms of absolute height, the tallest structure is currently the Burj Dubai, although it does not currently hold the official title of the tallest building in the world, until the building is officially open. It is skyscaper under construction in Dubai that reached 2684 feet in height on January 17, 2009. By April 7, 2008 it had been built higher than the KVLY-TV mast in North Dakota, USA, which is still the tallest completed structure at 2121 feet. The current official holder of the tallest building in the world is held by Taipei 101, Taipei, Taiwan measured at 1671 feet.
For Miss World 2007, the tallest is Caroline Marufu of Zimbabwe, stands 183 cm. (6'0"). For Miss World 2008, the tallest is Volha Khizhynkova of Belarus, stands 184 cm. (6'01/2").
The tallest person in the world ever recorded was Robert Wadlow, who stood at 8 feet 11 inches tall. Wadlow suffered from a condition called gigantism, which caused his excessive growth. He passed away in 1940 at the age of 22.
No one came close to Breaking J. Sotomayor high jump world record in 2008.
Derval o rourke was world record breaker during the 2008 olympic games.
The tallest person ever, was American Robert Pershing Wadlow (February 22, 1918 - July 15, 1940) who grew to a height of 8 ft 11.1 in (2.72m). Ukrainian Leonid Stadnyk did briefly hold the title as world's tallest person in 2008-09, but lost official recognition after refusing to allow his height to be verified independently, according to the "Ukrainian Book of Records" his height is 8 ft 4 in. The doctor originally credited by the Guinness Book of Records with confirming Stadnyk's height has denied ever measuring him. Sultan Kösen (born 10 December 1982, in Mardin, Turkey) is, at 8 ft 1in (2.47m) currently officially listed as world's tallest person. A photo of Wadlow can be seen at the attached link.
Usain Bolt broke the 100m world record 3 times and the 200m world record 2 times. He first broke the 100m record May 31, 2008. He rebroke it August 16, 2008 and August 16, 2009. He first broke the 200m world record August 20, 2008. He rebroke the 200m world record August 20, 2009.
Usain Bolt, he set a world record in 100m in 2008.