SIZE MATTERS - WORLD RECORDS
SIZE MATTERS
Tallest teenager ever Robert Wadlow
By the age of 17, Robert Wadlow (USA, 1918–40) had grown to
a height of 245 cm (8 ft 0.5 in). Robert Pershing Wadlow (USA, 1918–40) was
found to be 272 cm (8 ft 11.1 in) tall when last measured on 27 Jun 1940. He
remains the tallest man in medical history for whom there is irrefutable
evidence.
The tallest teenager ever (female)
Anna Haining Swan (CAN, 1846–88), whose height peaked at
241.3 cm (7 ft 11 in) when she was 17. On 17 Jun 1871, Anna married Martin van
Buren Bates, who stood 236.22 cm (7 ft 9 in) tall.
Largest hands on a teenager
The right hand belonging to Mathu-Andrew Budge (UK, b. 28
Dec 2001) is 22.5 cm (8.85 in) long from the wrist to the tip of the middle
finger, while his left is 22.2 cm (8.74 in). He was measured on 13 Feb 2018 in
London, UK, aged 16 years 47 days. Mathu-Andrew also has the largest feet of a teenager
(male). His left foot is 32.95 cm (12.97 in) long, and his right is 32.85 cm
(12.93 in). He wears a UK shoe size 18.
SHORTEST…
Man ever
Chandra Bahadur Dangi (NPL, 1939–2015) measured 54.6 cm (1
ft 9.5 in) tall, as verified in Lainchaur, Kathmandu, Nepal, on 26 Feb 2012. At
the time, Chandra weighed 14.5 kg (31 lb 15.47 oz) and claimed to be 72 years
old.
Woman ever
Pauline Musters (NLD, aka “Princess Pauline”) was born on 26
Feb 1876 and measured just over 1 ft (30 cm) at birth. She died of pneumonia
with meningitis in New York City, USA, on 1 Mar 1895. A post-mortem examination
showed her to be exactly 2 ft (61 cm) tall.
Twins ever
Béla and Matyus Matina (1903–c. 1935) of Budapest, Hungary, who
later became naturalized American citizens, each stood 76 cm (2 ft 6 in) tall.
They appeared in The Wizard of Oz (USA, 1939), billed as Mike and Ike Rogers.
Tallest married couple
Sun Mingming and his wife Xu Yan (both CHN) stand 236.17 cm
(7 ft 8.98 in) and 187.3 cm (6 ft 1.74 in) tall respectively. They had a
combined height of 423.47 cm (13 ft 10.72 in) on 14 Nov 2013 when measured in
Beijing, China. They had married there on 4 Aug that year.
Shortest married couple
Paulo Gabriel da Silva Barros and Katyucia Lie Hoshino (both
BRA), who married on 17 Sep 2016, have a combined height of 181.41 cm (5 ft
11.42 in). Paulo is 90.28 cm (2 ft 11.54 in) tall and Katyucia measures 91.13
cm (2 ft 11.88 in), as verified in Itapeva, São Paulo, Brazil, on 3 Nov 2016.
Longest legs (female)
Russia’s Ekaterina Lisina has legs that measure 132.8 cm (4
ft 4.2 in) and 132.2 cm (4 ft 4 in) for the left leg and right leg
respectively, taken from the heel to the top of the hip. That’s more than twice
the height of the shortest woman ever (see above left). Their length was confirmed
in Penza, Russia, on 13 Jun 2017. Ekaterina is also the tallest professional
model, with a height confirmed at 205.16 cm (6 ft 8.77 in) in Labinsk, Russia,
on 20 Jul 2017.
Tallest living man
Sultan Kösen (TUR) stood 251 cm (8 ft 2.8 in) tall when
measured in Ankara, Turkey, on 8 Feb 2011. On 26 Oct 2013, his dream of finding
a soulmate came true: he married 175-cm-tall (5-ft 9-in) Merve Dibo in Mardin,
Turkey. He also has the largest hands for a living person, verified at 28.5 cm (11.22
in) from the wrist to the tip of the middle finger when last measured on 8 Feb
2011
Tallest living woman
Siddiqa Parveen (IND) measured at least 222.2 cm (7 ft 3.4
in) tall in Dec 2012. Owing to ill health, she has been unable to stand
upright, so it has proved impossible to ascertain her exact stature. However,
Dr. Debashish Saha – of the Fortis Hospital in Kolkata, India – who performed
the measurements, estimated her standing height to be at least 233.6 cm (7 ft 8
in).
Shortest comedian
Imaan Hadchiti (LBN/AUS), who is 102.5 cm (3 ft 4.3 in)
tall, has been on the comedy circuit in Australia and the UK since 2005. Imaan
and his sister Rima are the only known people with Rima Syndrome, resulting in short
stature but usual-sized proportions. He began his career, aged 15, by winning Australia’s
Class Clown national stand-up contest.
Tallest ballet dancer
Fabrice Calmels (FRA) measured 199.73 cm (6 ft 6.63 in) in Chicago,
Illinois, USA, on 25 Sep 2014. He began ballet training at the age of three,
and when he was 11 entered the Paris Opera Ballet School. In 2002, Fabrice joined
Chicago’s Joffrey Ballet and went on to become a lead dancer there two years
later. He remains with the Joffrey Ballet Company today
Tallest astronaut
Former US astronauts James Wetherbee (near left) and James van
Hoften are both 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) tall. Astronauts grow slightly when they
spend time in orbit, however. Although they were the same height on Earth, in
space Wetherbee (whose lengthiest mission lasted nearly 14 days) would have
been taller than van Hoften (whose longest mission lasted six days).
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