KATHMANDU: A Nepalese man was declared the shortest person ever with a height of 21.5 inches (54.60cm), beating the previous record of 22.5 inches (57 cm) held by Gul Mohammed of India.
Chandra Bahadur Dangi, 72, was also declared the world's shortest living man on Sunday by Guinness World Record after taking his standing height three times over the last 24 hours. Jurney Balawing from Philippines, who is 23.5 inches (59.93 cm), was the previous shortest living man. "I am happy to get the title," Dangi said after he was awarded the two Guinness certificates.
Dangi also holds the distinction of the oldest man measured ever, according to Guinness officialCraig Glenday , who flew from London for the measurement.
His citizenship paper records him to be 72 years old, but the Guinness official said that it was impossible to verify that. "It is unlikely that he is not 72 because of his bone density," he added. Dangi was measured by two medical experts but it is unclear what kind of dwarfism he suffers from, Glenday said.
Dangi also holds the distinction of the oldest man measured ever, according to Guinness officialCraig Glenday , who flew from London for the measurement.
His citizenship paper records him to be 72 years old, but the Guinness official said that it was impossible to verify that. "It is unlikely that he is not 72 because of his bone density," he added. Dangi was measured by two medical experts but it is unclear what kind of dwarfism he suffers from, Glenday said.
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