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{{Short description|Tallest Indian ever}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Vikas Kumar Uppa
| name = Vikas Kumar Uppal
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| image =
| image = http://resize0.indiatvnews.com/en/centered/oldbucket/750_533/mainnational/Know-about-Indi30388.jpg
| birth_name = Vikas Kumar Uppal
| birth_name =
| birth_date = 1986
| other names = Vicky
| birth_place = [[Rohtak]], [[Haryana]]
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1986|01|01}}
| birth_place = [[Rohtak district|Rohtak]], [[Haryana]], India
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|2007|06|30|1986|}}
| death_place = [[Delhi]], [[India]]
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
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| death_date = {{death date and age|2007|06|30|1986|01|01|df=y}}
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| nationality = Indian
| known_for = Tallest Indian man alive
| death_place = [[Delhi]], India
| height = 2.49 m (unverified)
| known_for = Tallest Indian
| other names = Vicky
| height_ft = 8
| height_in = 1.38
}}
}}
'''Vikas Kumar "Vicky" Uppal''' (1986 – June 30, 2007) was a native and resident of [[India]], said to be [[India]]'s tallest man until his death in June 30, 2007 when he died during a failed [[brain tumor]] operation in [[Delhi]], [[India]].
'''Vikas Kumar''' "'''Vicky'''" '''Uppal''' (1 January 1986 – 30 June 2007) was a native and resident of India, said to be India's tallest man until his death on 30 June 2007 when he died during a failed [[brain tumor]] operation in [[Delhi]]. In 2004, ''[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]'' reported him to be {{convert|8|ft|1|in|m|abbr=on|order=flip}} tall and still growing, being in his late teens.<ref>{{cite web

|url=http://in.rediff.com/news/2005/jun/09tall.htm
|title=Have a job for India's tallest man?
|accessdate=2006-10-31
|date=2005-06-10
}}</ref>

On 12 January 2004, ''[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]'' reported him to be 8&nbsp;ft 3 in (2.51 m) tall and still growing, being in his late teens.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040112/punjab1.htm#16
|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040112/punjab1.htm#16
|title=Standing tall at 8 ft 3 inches
|title=Standing tall at 8 ft 3 inches
|access-date=1 July 2017
|accessdate=2006-10-31
|date=2004-01-12
|date=12 January 2004
}}
}}</ref>


Vicky Uppal was from the [[Rohtak district]] in the Indian state of [[Haryana]]. He was photographed for ''The Hindu''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://thehinduimages.com/hindu/photoDetail.do?photoId=9467656 |title=The Hindu images |access-date=5 May 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001025905/http://thehinduimages.com/hindu/photoDetail.do?photoId=9467656 |archive-date=1 October 2011 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thehinduimages.com/hindu/photoDetail.do?photoId=9467655 |title=The Hindu images |access-date=5 May 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726051843/http://www.thehinduimages.com/hindu/photoDetail.do?photoId=9467655 |archive-date=26 July 2011 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> in September 2006 at a rally held by the [[Indian National Lok Dal]]. He was purported by some to be {{convert|8|ft|9|in|m|abbr=on|order=flip}} tall, but other sources<ref>{{cite web
Vikas was from the [[Rohtak]] district in the Indian state of [[Haryana]]. He was photographed for ''The Hindu'' <ref>{{cite web
|url=http://thehinduimages.com/hindu/photoDetail.do?photoId=9467656
|title=''The Hindu'', Image 1
|accessdate=2007-05-05
|date=2006-09-25
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.thehinduimages.com/hindu/photoDetail.do?photoId=9467655
|title=''The Hindu'', Image 2
|accessdate=2007-05-05
|date=2006-09-25
on 25 September 2006 at a rally held by the [[Indian National Lok Dal]]. He was thought to be 8&nbsp;ft 9 in tall, however have been reported otherwise <ref>{{cite web
|url=http://tallestlivingman.blogspot.com/
|url=http://tallestlivingman.blogspot.com/
|title=World's Tallest Living Man
|title=World's Tallest Living Man
|accessdate=2007-05-05
|access-date=5 May 2007
|date=2007-01-04
|date=4 January 2007
}}</ref> to be an unconfirmed 8&nbsp;ft 1 in (2.464 m), 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 and hence did not measure Vikas. 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]] ([[Acromegaly|acromegalic]], for example) giant. He has also acted in a Bollywood movie ''[[Rang De Basanti]].''
}}</ref> claimed he was {{convert|8|ft|1|in|m|abbr=on|order=flip}} tall. He could have been considered the world's tallest living man, but the ''[[Guinness Book of Records]]'' has strict verification criteria; hence, Guinness did not measure Uppal. He also had been said to have hands {{convert|13|in|cm|abbr=on|order=flip}} long and feet {{convert|19|in|cm|abbr=on|order=flip}} long, and appears in photographs to be proportionate, not obviously a [[pathological]] ([[Acromegaly|acromegalic]], for example) giant. He also acted in a [[Bollywood]] movie, ''[[Rang De Basanti]].''


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== See also ==
* [[List of tallest people]]
* [[Dharmendra Pratap Singh]] - tallest living Indian
* [[Robert Wadlow]], tallest man ever
* [[Sultan Kösen|Sultan Kosen]], tallest living human
* [[Siddiqa Parveen]], tallest Indian woman


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Latest revision as of 02:48, 17 June 2024

Vikas Kumar Uppal
Born(1986-01-01)1 January 1986
Rohtak, Haryana, India
Died30 June 2007(2007-06-30) (aged 21)
Delhi, India
NationalityIndian
Other namesVicky
Known forTallest Indian
Height8 ft 1.38 in (247.35 cm)

Vikas Kumar "Vicky" Uppal (1 January 1986 – 30 June 2007) was a native and resident of India, said to be India's tallest man until his death on 30 June 2007 when he died during a failed brain tumor operation in Delhi. In 2004, The Tribune reported him to be 2.46 m (8 ft 1 in) tall and still growing, being in his late teens.[1]

Vicky Uppal was from the Rohtak district in the Indian state of Haryana. He was photographed for The Hindu[2][3] in September 2006 at a rally held by the Indian National Lok Dal. He was purported by some to be 2.67 m (8 ft 9 in) tall, but other sources[4] claimed he was 2.46 m (8 ft 1 in) tall. He could have been considered the world's tallest living man, but the Guinness Book of Records has strict verification criteria; hence, Guinness did not measure Uppal. He also had been said to have hands 33 cm (13 in) long and feet 48 cm (19 in) 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.

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  1. ^ "Standing tall at 8 ft 3 inches". 12 January 2004. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  2. ^ "The Hindu images". Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ "The Hindu images". Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ "World's Tallest Living Man". 4 January 2007. Retrieved 5 May 2007.

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