World's tallest man meets shortest man One stands as tall as a red British phone booth. The other is the height of six stacked cans of baked beans. On Thursday, for the first time, the man with the tallest recorded height in the world and the shortest man in the world met at an event in London, where they posed for photos and stretched for an awkward handshake.
The occasion was the 10th annual Guinness World Records Day , which celebrates record-setting achievements around the globe.
Kosen, 31, is a part-time farmer who measures 8 feet, 3 inches tall and can reach a basketball hoop without jumping. He became the world's tallest living man in , overtaking China's Xi Shun, who stood a mere 7 feet 9 inches. Photos: Photos: Tallest man meets shortest man. Hide Caption. Chandra, meet Sultan — Dangi, 74, is a weaver in a remote village of Nepal.
He weighs just 32 pounds. It marked the first time the world's tallest and shortest men had ever met. He claimed to be 52 cm He was removed from the book in due to a lack of supporting evidence for his claimed stature. Mihaly Meszaros Hungary b. He stood 83 cm 33 in tall, making him the shortest man living at the time. Part of his circus act involved training and performing with white poodles. Manoel Souza b. The circus acrobat Suleyman Eris Turkey, b.
He stood He and his brother In , a man named Nruturam India, b. Antonio Ferreira Portugal, b. He was from the town of Arcozelo, Portugal and performed as a professional drummer in a pop group. However, his height was never officially confirmed.
Nelson de la Rosa Dominican Republic, b. His stature was caused by Seckel's syndrome. Nelson gained popularity after appearing in films in the Dominican Republic. Gul Mohammed India, b. He held the title of shortest man living until , when he sadly passed away at age 39 after a long struggle with asthma and bronchitis. Younis Edwan Jordan, b. Madge Bester South Africa, b. Measuring 65 cm Her mother Winnie also had osteogenesis imperfecta and measured only 70 cm Madge was a campaigner for disability rights and spoke on the issue at press conferences and events.
Madge passed away on March 20, , in Bloemfontein, South Africa, aged A post shared by Guinness World Records guinnessworldrecords. He Pingping China, b. Pingping was born with a form of primordial dwarfism and at age 19 he measured just However, his personality was larger than life.
He earned international fame and made many public appearances, including meeting the then record holder for longest legs female Svetlana Pankratova Russia in London. Pingping sadly passed away in at the age of He remains one of our most iconic record holders of all time, both in China and around the world.
In , the shortest man living and shortest female living record titles were split into mobile and non-mobile categories. Lin Yih-Chih Taiwan, b. He is a wheelchair user due to his condition, osteogenesis imperfecta. Lin resides in Taipei, Taiwan, where he works as an author and social activist.
He measured Edward wants people to know there is more to him than meets the eye. Elif Kocaman Turkey, b. She was measured at She was Bridgette only held the title for a few months, because in December , Jyoti Amge India, b. She already held the title for the shortest teenager living female , and on her 18th birthday she was was measured at That makes me feel really good.
Jyoti also holds the record title for the shortest actress.
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