Nepal pensioner challenges Philippines’ Balawing as world’s shortest man

4:21 pm | Saturday, February 4th, 2012

Chandra Bahadur Dangi, a 72-year-old Nepali who claims to be the world's shortest man at 56 centimeters (22 inches) tall. AFP

KATHMANDU—Guinness World Records experts said Thursday they are to travel to a remote valley in southwestern Nepal to measure a 72-year-old claiming to be the world’s shortest man.

Chandra Bahadur Dangi is 56 centimeters (22 inches) tall and weighs 12 kilos (26 pounds), he told a media conference broadcast by Nepali state television.

“We intend to travel to Mr Dangi’s village to officially measure him and are currently making provisions for medical professionals to assist us in the verification,” Guinness World Records editor-in-chief Craig Glenday told Agence France-Presse by email.

The record is held by Filipino Junrey Balawing, who measures 59.93 centimeters and took the title last year from another Nepali, Khagendra Thapa Magar, who was measured in 2010 at 67 centimeters.

Magar’s stint as the world’s shortest man saw him travel to more than a dozen countries and make television appearances in Europe and the United States.

State-run Nepal Television broadcast images on Wednesday of Dangi jumping off a park bench and taking a short walk in front of journalists.

Members of his family were quoted by local media as saying Dangi was in excellent health and had never taken medicine or been to hospital.

“We cannot confirm Mr Dangi’s height until formal measurements have been taken and verified by Guinness World Records officials but we hope to undertake the verification in the next few weeks,” said Glenday, who is to make the journey to impoverished Dang district, which borders India.

Dangi has already become something of local celebrity in southern Nepal, appearing at community events and opening religious festivals.

He was also the official face of Nepal’s tourism campaign, which featured him as the smallest man in a country that is home to the world’s highest peak, Mount Everest.

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http://profile.yahoo.com/NHR5PHABMUMPBZAEYKP2SROOTQ Jon

The question should be, was he always 56 cm tall? At 72 years of age, joints wears down and shrinks, making anyone smaller than they were when they were 18 years of age. If Junrey Balawing reaches that age of 72, I bet he will be shorter than he is now. I wonder how they determine maximum height in relation to height degradation caused by aging?

Anonymous

what you are suggesting is on different category considering the age.. well just leave it at that… shortest height… if the nepalese proves to be shorter then he deserves the title.

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_TNVY5PMFNA4CJKSOSZLILVZ45U marilou

I am an English teacher who had hoped that one day we’ll wake up to this necessity despite the fact that our leaders are still willing slaves to the foreign language which did not ever unite us nor teach us to speak up and be ourselves as a people. I hope for continuity of said project beyond 2016.
zahraff

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