Forced to sleep on the floor: 2.46m Morteza Mehrzad has no bed suitable for his height at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games

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Forced to sleep on the floor: 2.46m Morteza Mehrzad has no bed suitable for his height at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games

Morteza Mehrzad is a major asset to his team thanks to his colossal height. Jens Büttner – MAXPPP

Iranian volleyball star Morteza Mehrzad is the second tallest man in the world at 2.46 meters. Due to the lack of a bed adapted to his height, he sleeps on the floor.

Two-time Olympic champion, Iranian Morteza Mehrzad is aiming for another gold medal. In the athletes' village, the star player of the sitting volleyball team does not have a bed that fits him and sleeps on the floor, reports Actu.

The team's head coach Hadi Rezaeigarkani told olmpics.com that “in Tokyo (2020), yes, they made a special bed, but unfortunately not here (in Paris 2024)”.

“The spirit to become a champion”

“He doesn't have a special bed, but he has the most important goal in mind. “He doesn't care if he stays lying on the ground or if he doesn't have enough to eat. Either way, he has the spirit to become a champion,” Hadi Rezaeigarkani reassured.

The Iranian giant is recognized by his peers as evidenced by his three "balloons d’or" (rewarding the best player in the world) obtained in 2019, 2021 and 2022. Coach Hadi Rezaei integrates Mehrzad into the team from 2013. Since then, Iran has won two Paralympic titles and a World Championship in 2018 (Iran has won 8 in total).

A major asset to his team

Morteza Mehrzad is a major asset to his team thanks to his colossal size. The 36-year-old is also the second tallest living man in the world at 2.46 metres. He suffers from acromegaly, a disease characterised by excessive growth of the face and extremities and by a very large size.

It is due to an excessive secretion of growth hormone. Mehrzad was also the victim of a accident at the age of 15 which slowed the growth of his right leg, which is now 15 centimeters shorter than his left leg.

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