The two men met in london thursday morning for the first time ever as part of. In february 2012, guinness world records travelled to the nepalese capital of kathmandu to investigate the case of a 72yearold man supposedly standing 5 cm 2 in shorter than the current shortest living man, junrey balawing philippines at 59. The long and short of this meeting was to mark guinness world records day. Worlds shortest man and tallest man meet for the first. World s tallest man meets shortest woman they met in egypt on saturday to attend a press conference of guinness world records held in chiro. Worlds tallest man meets worlds shortest man kiss fm. Watch worlds tallest man and shortest woman meet for the. A weaver who also helps look after buffaloes and cows in his remote mountain village of reemkholi, he weighs just 32 pounds. Tallest man guinness world records 60th anniversary youtube. Worlds smallest man meets worlds tallest chandra bahadur dangi from nepal and sultan kosen from turkey pose for photographers during a guinness world records event in. Balawing became the worlds shortest living person again following chandras death in september, 2015, but is nonmobile. The worlds tallest man, sultan kosen, and the shortest. The tallest man in the world and the shortest man in the world met to mark the 10th annual guinness world records day.
Sultan takes part in a photoshoot for the guinness world records book. Guinness world records, known from its inception in 1955 until 2000 as the guinness book of records and in previous united states editions as the guinness book of world records, is a reference book published annually, listing world records both of human achievements and the extremes of the natural world. Sultan kosen, a towering 8 feet, three inches tall 2. Two guinness world record holders finally had a chance to meet in real life. Worlds smallest woman meets worlds tallest man for. Guinness world records worlds tallest and shortest men meet. Bao xishun, the tallest man shakes hands with he pingping, who is currently aiming for a place in the guiness book of records as the worlds shortest man. He met he pinping at an event in istanbul to mark the launch of the guinness world records live roadshow. Worlds tallest man meets worlds shortest unexplained. From chandra dangi current world s shortest man, living at 54. The occasion was the 10th annual guinness world records day, which celebrates recordsetting achievements around the globe.
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Here, we look back at when he met the worlds tallest man. The worlds tallest and shortest men have met in london at an event organised by guinness world records. Meet worlds shortest man khagendra thapa magar guinness. Nirvana the man who sold the world lyrics genius lyrics. He died on october 1, 1997, from respiratory complications and after a long struggle with asthma and bronchitis, acquired due to heavy smoking. Sultan kosen of turkey, the tallest man in the world at 2. Tallest man meets smallest man on guinness world records.
The worlds shortest man, chandra bahadur dangi, measures 21. The worlds tallest and shortest men came face to face well, face to shin on thursday to celebrate the 10th annual guinness world records day. If youre looking for videos featuring the worlds tallest, shortest, fastest, longest, oldest and most incredible things on the planet, youre in the. According to the guinness world records, sultan kosen, 35, from turkey is the tallest man on the planet measuring a massive 8ft 1in. Thomas hospital as part of guinness world records day and the 60th anniversary of guinness world records. Mr dangi was the shortest man ever measured by guinness world records. And jyoti amge, 24, from india, has been named the shortest.
On thursday, otherwise know as guinness world records day 2014, the worlds tallest man and. Shortest man in the world world records most extreme. Sultan meets the shortest man ever, chandra dangi, in 2015. Wadlow reached almost 9 feet in height and weighed 485 lb 220 kg at his death at age 22. Well, the long and short of it is that the worlds tallest man met the worlds shortest man for the first time thursday in london, england. The shortest man ever, chandra bahadur dangi meets. Chandra bahadur dangi, from nepal, l the shortest adult to have ever been verified by guinness world records, poses for pictures with the worlds tallest man sultan kosen from turkey, during a photocall in london on november, 2014, to mark guinness world records day. Worlds tallest man and worlds shortest woman meet in egypt. Here on the guinness world records youtube channel we want to showcase incredible talent. The worlds tallest man met one of the worlds smallest men last week as part of an event organized by the guinness world records. For the first time ever, the tallest recorded man in the world met the shortest man at a guinness world records event in london.
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The tallest man ever lives on in the history books and the guinness world records archives an enduring record that perhaps will never be beaten. 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. Worlds tallest man meets worlds shortest in london youtube. On friday, the worlds tallest man, sultan kosen, met the worlds shortest woman, jyoti amge in cairo, egypt. Former shortest living man in the world, measuring 22. The worlds tallest man, bao xishun, meets the worlds smallest man, he pingping pic. In 2012, at the age of 72, dangi met the worlds shortest woman, jyoti amge of nagpur, india. Dangi, 21 and a half inches, met the worlds tallest living man, sultan kosen, 8 feet, 9 inches, for the first time in london in november 2014 to. The tallest man in medical history for whom there is irrefutable evidence is robert pershing wadlow usa born 6. The remarkable meeting of opposite extremes was organized to celebrate guinness world records day.
The little and large act met as people across the globe tried to. We passed upon the stairs we spoke of was and when although i wasnt there he said i was his friend which came as a surprise i spoke into his eyes i. The tallest man and the shortest man in the world meet for. He met jyoti amgethe shortest woman in the worldon friday at the giza pyramids in egypt, reuters. He plays guitar, banjo and piano and has released four fulllength.
Chandra bahadur dangi, from nepal, the shortest adult to have ever been verified by guinness world records, poses for pictures with the world s tallest man sultan kosen from turkey, during a. Chandra dangi, a 71yearold from nepal, stands a mere 21. He pingping, the worlds shortest man, has died aged 21. The pair posed together for the 57th edition of the guinness book of records in 20. Welcome to the official guinness world records youtube channel. Hello the guinness book of records im from kazakhstan would like you to ask or find out.
From the meeting between the worlds tallest man and the worlds shortest to the meeting of two real life barbies, take a look at some weird get togethers. The little and large act met as people across the globe tried to break all manner of weird and wacky world records, including banging heads, catching spears and throwing thongs. His growth was normal until age 16, when a spurt shot him up to his current height within seven years. See more ideas about world records, guinness book and guinness. Behind the name the tallest man on earth is kristian matsson born april 30th, 1983 in dalarna, sweden and standing at 57. The worlds tallest man and the shortest man met thursday on guinness book of world records day, reaching to shake hands over the 83. The brainchild of sir hugh beaver, the book was cofounded by twin brothers norris and. On friday, the world s tallest man, sultan kosen, met the world s shortest woman, jyoti amge in cairo, egypt. The worlds tallest and shortest men have met for the first time.
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