Bao Xishun (also known as Xi Shun; born November 2, 1951) is a Chinese herdsman from Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, recognized by Guinness World Records as one of the world's tallest living men at 7 feet 9 inches (236 cm) tall.[1] He was formerly certified as the tallest living man by the Guinness World Records. On September 17, 2009, Sultan Kösen overtook Bao Xishun as the tallest living man.[2]
Bao Xishun | |
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鮑喜順 | |
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| Born | November 2, 1951 Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China |
| Nationality | Mongolian Chinese |
| Years active | 1973–present |
| Known for | Former World's Tallest Man |
| Height | 236 cm (7 ft 9 in) |
| Spouse | Shujuan Xia |
| Children | 1 |
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| Simplified Chinese | 鲍喜顺 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 鮑喜順 | ||||||
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Career
editXishun Bao claims to have been of normal height until he was sixteen years old.[3] He served in the People's Liberation Army for three years. He later returned to Inner Mongolia to live with his mother and worked at the Chifeng City local hospital for several months. In 2005, he became the world's tallest man. Bao suffers from rheumatism.
In December 2006, Xishun Bao was asked by veterinarians to assist them in removing shards of plastic from the stomachs of two dolphins. The dolphins had accidentally swallowed the shards, which had settled in their stomachs and caused a loss of appetite and depression. Veterinarians had been unable to remove them, so Xishun Bao used his 1.06-metre-long arms to reach into the dolphins' stomachs and remove the plastic manually.[4][5]
Personal life
editBao is ethnically Mongol.[6][7]
Xishun Bao married saleswoman Xia Shujuan on March 24, 2007.[3][8][9][10] The Mongolian ceremony took place on July 12, 2007. Bao's son was born at a hospital in Zunhua, Hebei province on October 2, 2008.[11] Bao appeared on the eleventh episode of The Amazing Race 16 as the "Pit Stop" greeter. The episode aired on May 2, 2010. Bao is the tallest natural man to live without a medical condition contributing to his height.
See also
edit- List of tallest people
- Robert Wadlow, tallest man in history
- Öndör Gongor, a very tall man in early-20th century Mongolia
- Leonid Stadnyk
- Sultan Kösen, current tallest man according to Guinness Book of Records
- Clifford Ray, another person (former basketball player) to reach inside of a dolphin's stomach to save its life.
- Yao Defen
- Gigantism
- Chandra Bahadur Dangi, shortest person in history
- Zeng Jinlian, tallest woman in history
References
edit- ^ Nichols, Michelle (2008-08-19). "New rules make China's Bao world's tallest again". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2022-03-23. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
- ^ "Dünyanın en uzun boylu insanı bir Kürt - Firat News Agency". firatnews.com. 2009-09-17. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
- ^ a b "World's tallest man gets married". www.bbc.co.uk. 2007-03-28. Retrieved 2007-03-28.
- ^ "World's tallest man saves dolphin". www.bbc.co.uk. 2006-12-14. Archived from the original on 14 December 2006. Retrieved 2006-12-14.
- ^ "World's tallest man saves choking dolphins". www.thestar.com. Archived from the original on 18 December 2006. Retrieved 2006-12-14.
- ^ "Mongolian Wedding Ceremony for World's Tallest Man". 2007-07-12. Archived from the original on 2007-07-15. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
- ^ "World's tallest man saves dolphin". www.bbc.co.uk. 2006-12-14. Archived from the original on 14 December 2006. Retrieved 2006-12-14.
- ^ "World's tallest man finds (shorter) other half". The New Zealand Herald. 28 March 2007. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
- ^ "World's tallest man ties knot". AP. 2007-03-28. Archived from the original on April 7, 2007.
- ^ "Home is where the heart is for world's tallest man". Yahoo!. Archived from the original on 2007-03-31. Retrieved 2007-03-28.
- ^ Simon Rabinovitch (October 6, 2008). "World's tallest man becomes world's tallest dad". Reuters. Retrieved December 25, 2015.