Bao Xishun

Bao Xishun

Bao Xishun is the world's tallest man, recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records. He stands at 7 feet, 8.95 inches, and is from inner Mongolia, China.

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Is 8ft Zhao Liang The World's Tallest Man?

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A Chinese man has become a contender for the title of the world's tallest man, after measuring in at more than 8ft. Zhao Liang, 27, entered the Tianjin hospital for an operation to relieve pain from an old muscle tendon injury on his left foot. His height caused a stir among hospital staff who urged him to get measured properly. They discovered that Mr Zhao is 8.07 ft tall (2.46m), making him 3.9 inches (10cm) taller than Bao Xishun, the current tallest man, who is 7.9ft (2.36m). Mr Zhao, who lives in Henan province, had been training as a basketball player when he sustained ... Read Full Story

Doctors confirm contender for world's tallest man

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A contender for world's tallest man underwent foot surgery at a Chinese hospital where doctors confirmed he is 10 centimetres (four inches) taller than the current title-holder, state press said Tuesday. Zhao Liang, 27, was measured at 2.46 metres when he had an operation at a hospital in Tianjin city to relieve an injury suffered nearly a decade ago, Xinhua news agency reported. It was when he sustained the initial injury that doctors first found out Zhao was taller than fellow countryman Bao Xishun, who is listed by the Guinness World Records as the world's tallest man, the report said. But Zhao has not ... Read Full Story

Doctors confirm contender for world's tallest man

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April 14, 2009 BEIJING (AFP) - A contender for world's tallest man underwent foot surgery at a Chinese hospital where doctors confirmed he is 10 centimetres (four inches) taller than the current title-holder, state press said Tuesday. Zhao Liang, 27, was measured at 2.46 metres when he had an operation at a hospital in Tianjin city to relieve an injury suffered nearly a decade ago, Xinhua news agency reported. It was when he sustained the initial injury that doctors first found out Zhao was taller than fellow countryman Bao Xishun, who is listed by the Guinness World Records as the world's tallest man, the ... Read Full Story

World's tallest man will be world's tallest dad

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Bao Xishun, the world's tallest man, has announced he will become the world's tallest father after getting his 5ft 5in wife pregnant. 7ft 9in Bao married his normal sized wife Xia Shujuan last year and while they insist they are equal partners in marriage she only reaches her husband's elbow. They are now said expecting their first child and Bao, a herdsman from Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, said he would like his son or daughter to be tall enough to play basketball. He could also be given a second place in the Guinness World Record book - and it was easier and more enjoyable than ... Read Full Story

Henan native vying to be world's tallest New Man

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TIANJIN : A 27-year-old contender for the world's tallest man had surgery in a Tianjin hospital on Tuesday to relieve pain from a muscle tendon injury on his left fo Nearly a decade ago, the world's tallest man continued to Tianjin: a 27-year-old contestant on Tuesday, a Tianjin hospital in his left foot on a lease of muscle pain relief from injury to surgery was. Ot sustained nearly a decade ago. New Tallest man: Vying" /> New Tallest man: Vying"id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325276276766115666" /> Doctors said the operation was successful . Zhao Liang is 2.46 m tall - 10 cm taller than Bao Xishun, now recognized by ... Read Full Story
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The World's Tallest Man Meets The World's Shortest Man | Perez Solomon
The World's Tallest Man Meets The World's Shortest Man. October 25th, 2009 No Comments. tall_short Bao Xishun, the world's tallest man who is 7'9” (2.36 meters) and He Pingping, the world's shortest man who is 2'4” (73 centimeters). ...  
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The XO Directory: Sultan Kosen, Currently The World's Tallest ...
At 8 feet and 1 inch, Sultan Kösen currently is the world's tallest living man. His feat was recently recognized by the Guinness World Records and he is included in the book's 2010 edition. He beat Bao Xishun for the world record. ...  
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World's Tallest Man Has an Enormous, Lonely Heart -- Daily Intel
Sultan Kosen, an eight-foot-one-inch Turk, is in the midst of his first-ever trip to New York City after recently being crowned the World's Tallest Man (suck it, seven-foot-nine Bao Xishun!). In accordance with the main, and possibly ...  
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