Junrey Balawing

Junrey Balawing
Born 12 June 1993 (1993-06-12) (age 18)
Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines
Nationality Filipino
Known for Shortest living adult human being
Height 0.599 m (1 ft 11 2⁄3 in)

Junrey Balawing ( /dʒuːnˈriː/ joon-ree; Tagalog pronunciation: [dʒunrɪˈ bɐlaˈwIŋ] ( listen); born June 12, 1993 in Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines) is the world's shortest living man according to the Guinness Book of World Records, measuring at 0.5993 m (1 ft 11 2⁄3 in).[1] The declaration came during Balawing's 18th birthday celebration.[2] Guinness World Records official said Balawing broke the record of Khagendra Thapa Magar of Nepal, who is 0.67 m (2 ft 2 1⁄3 in) tall.[3]

Balawing, the son of a poor blacksmith, lives in Sindangan, about 865 kilometers south of the capital Manila. Although he is documented as the shortest living man, he missed the title of shortest man in history, which is held by Gul Mohammed of India, who was 0.571 m (1 ft 10 2⁄5 in) tall and died on October 1, 1997.[4][5]

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References

  1. ^ News Asia-Pacific. (2011-06-12). Philippines man crowned world's shortest. BBC News. Retrieved 2011-07-08.
  2. ^ Jay Directo (AFP). (2011-06-12). Filipino teen Junrey Balawing declared world's shortest man News.Com Australia. Retrieved 2011-06-12.
  3. ^ Associated Press. (2011-06-12). World record as 60cm teen Junrey Balawing turns 18 The Australian. Retrieved 2011-06-12.
  4. ^ Everett Rosenfeld. (June 2011). New 'World's Shortest Man' Celebrates Birthday, World Record Newsfeed Time. Retrieved 2011-06-15.
  5. ^ Abhijit Naik. (2010-06-29) Smallest Man in the World. Buzzle.Com Website Retrieved 2011-06-17.