Guinness World Records Tallest Married Couple: Sun Mingming And Xu Yan Of China

A husband and wife have secured a place on the Guinness World Records after being named the worlds tallest married couple

Meet the tallest couple in the world - who together have a combined height on 13 feet and 10.72 inches (that's over 4.2 metres).


Sun Ming and Xu Yan, from Beijing, have secured the 2016 Guinness World Record as the world's tallest married couple, beating the previous record holders by just 4.37 cm.

At 7-feet, 9-inches tall, Sun easily towers over everyone else in the room. Xu stands just shy of 6-feet, 2-inches tall. (And we know you're wondering about Yao Ming: For the record, the former NBA center for the Houston Rockets and China's most famous tall person, is 7-feet, 6-inches tall.)

In a video released by Guinness World Records at its headquarters in London, the two lovebirds can be seen doting on each other and expressing mutual affection under the glare of cameras and curious crowds.

The couple married two years ago in Beijing, and both - not surprisingly - are athletes. Sun, 33 years old, plays basketball, while his 29-year-old wife is a handball player.

The two offered their recipe for a trusting and happy marriage, telling the records-keeping group: "No one is perfect, therefore you need to support one another on a daily basis."