Special Gift From Reebok For The Tallest

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Igor Vovkovinskiy, of Rochester, Minn., currently the tallest man in the United States at seven feet eight inches, speaks with members of the media at Reebok headquarters, in Canton, Mass., Thursday, May 3, 2012. Vovkovinskiy, who has a shoe size between 22 and 26, says he’s had 16 surgeries in six years to fix problems created by shoes that didn’t fit. Reebok is providing a pair of sneakers to Vovkovinskiy at no charge. <AP/NEWSis>

Paul Robinson, of Canton, Mass., a shoe technician at Reebok, measures a pair of shoes belonging to Igor Vovkovinskiy, of Rochester, Minn., as part of a shoe fitting for Vovkovinskiy at Reebok headquarters, in Canton, Mass., Thursday, May 3, 2012.

Igor Vovkovinskiy has his foot measured by a shoe technician as part of a shoe fitting at Reebok headquarters, in Canton, Mass., Thursday, May 3, 2012.

Shoe engineers examine foot imprints from Igor Vovkovinskiy, of Rochester, Minn., at Reebok headquarters, in Canton, Mass., Thursday, May 3, 2012.

Igor Vovkovinskiy (R) speaks with Trevor Kirby, center, a shoe engineer, at Reebok headquarters, in Canton, Mass., Thursday, May 3, 2012.

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