Chandra Bahadur Dangi

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Chandra Bahadur Dangi

Chandra Bahadur Dangi with his two awards from Guinness World Records
Born (1939-11-30) 30 November 1939[1]
Kalimati, Salyan District, Nepal[1]
Residence Purandhara VDC, Dang District, Nepal[2]
Nationality Nepali
Occupation Farmer, Craftsman
Known for World's shortest adult human, World's shortest living man
Height 54.6 cm (1 ft 9.5 in)[2]
Weight 32 lb (15 kg)[2]

Chandra Bahadur Dangi (born on November 30, 1939)[1] (Nepali: चन्द्रबहादुर डाँगी Listen (help·info)) is the shortest man in the world, measuring 0.546 m (1 ft 9 in).[2] Dangi is a primordial dwarf. He broke the record of Gul Mohammed (1957-1997), the shortest adult human whose height was 0.57 m (1 ft 10 in). Chandra came to news highlights of local media when a wood contractor saw him in his village. All of his family members are of usual size.

He was awarded the title of shortest adult human ever recorded after measuring his height three times in 24 hours. The chief editor of Guinness Book of World Records said that Chandra is the only person in Guinness' 57 years history to record the title of the shortest man at the age of 73.

Dangi lives with his nephews in a remote village of Nepal which is some 400 km away from the country's capital. He wishes to travel all parts of his country and the world. He stated that with him being the shortest man of the world and belonging to Nepal, he wants to popularize his village and his country through the medium of this title.

In 2012, he met the world’s shortest woman, Jyoti Amge of Nagpur, India. The pair posed together for the 57th edition of the Guinness World Records 2013. It is currently unknown what medical condition has restricted Dangi’s height.[3]

Gallery

  • Chandra Bahadur Dangi being presented with one of his awards.

  • Chandra Bahadur Dangi

  • Chandra Bahadur Dangi in Sydney visit sponsored by Nova FM.

  • Jyoti Amge (left) with Chandra Bahadur Dangi (right)

Preceded by
Junrey Balawing		 Shortest Recognized Person
2012-present 		Succeeded by
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Preceded by
Gul Mohammed		 Shortest Recognized adult human ever
2012-present 		Succeeded by
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See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 अब्दुल्लाह मियाँ (2012-02-26). "७२ वषीर्य right now turning 73 in 17 days चन्द्रबहादुर बने विश्वकै होचा". अब्दुल्लाह मियाँ. ekantipur.com. Retrieved February 28, 2012. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Shortest man - living (mobile)". guinnessworldrecords.com. Guinness World Records. Retrieved 17 January 2014. 
  3. ↑ "World's shortest man, woman meet for first time". Fox News. 29 August 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2013. 

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