He was just over 21 in. tall
Chandra Bahadur Dangi, formerly the world's shortest man, posing with the world's tallest man, Sultan Kosen from Turkey, during a photocall for the Guinness World Records in London on Nov. 13, 2014.
The world’s shortest man, Chandra Bahadur Dangi from Nepal, died at 75, standing just 21.5 in. tall in a hospital in Samoa Islands, a US territory, according to a media report.
Chandra Bahadur Dangi, the Nepalese man who held the Guinness World Record for shortest living man and for smallest man ever measured, died Friday in a hospital in American Samoa, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Guinness Book of World Records confirmed his death in a statement.
Last year, Dangi met the world’s tallest man, Sultan Kösen, at an event in London. Kösen, who is 8 ft. 3 in. tall told the Telegraph that despite their height differences, he and Dangi “have similar struggles.” “I look into Chandra’s eyes, I can see he’s a good man,” he said.
A file photo taken on February 26, 2012 shows Chandra Bahadur Dangi, from Nepal, as he is presented with a certificate by a Guinness World Records official after being declared the world''s shortest man. — AFP
The Guinness World Records had recognised Dangi as the world's shortest man on February 26, 2012. He was 54.6 cm (21.5 inch) tall, at the time of verification by the Guinness team, when he was 72.
Besides being the shortest man, he also had a record of the world's shortest adult ever measured.
“It’s been a lifelong dream to travel and becoming a Guinness World Records title holder has enabled me to do that,” Dangi told the Telegraph. “It makes me extremely proud to represent Nepal all around the world, I’m extremely humbled by the support I receive.”
The Lyndon B Johnson Tropical Medical Centre in Samoa Islands, where Dangi was undergoing treatment, is preparing to issue the death certificate before handing over his body to his family or their representative, he added.
Nepal's Ambassador to the United States, Arjun Karki, however, told the daily over phone that the Nepali mission in Washington DC is yet to receive information about Dangi's death officially. — PTI
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