Xi Shun
Xi Shun is a resident of
Inner Mongolia and is since January 15, 2005 recognized by the
Guinness Book of Records as the world's tallest living man. Measured as 7 ft 8.95 in tall at the
Chifeng City Hospital, Xi does not have a known growth disorder ? unlike the tallest man ever,
Robert Wadlow, and the tallest living man claimants, Leonid Stadnyk and Ajaz Ahmed. Stadnik and Ahmed claim a height of 8 ft 4 in , but their claims are controversial and not currently accepted by Guinness.
Xi Shun claims to have been of normal height until he was sixteen when he experienced a growth spurt for unknown reasons, and reached his present height seven years later.
Encyclopedia
Xi Shun is a resident of
Inner Mongolia and is since January 15, 2005 recognized by the
Guinness Book of Records as the world's tallest living man.
Measured as 7 ft 8.95 in tall at the
Chifeng City Hospital, Xi does not have a known growth disorder — unlike the tallest man ever,
Robert Wadlow, and the tallest living man claimants, Leonid Stadnyk and Ajaz Ahmed. Stadnik and Ahmed claim a height of 8 ft 4 in , but their claims are controversial and not currently accepted by Guinness.
Xi Shun claims to have been of normal height until he was sixteen when he experienced a growth spurt for unknown reasons, and reached his present height seven years later. He was in the army before returning to Inner Mongolia where he works as a herdsman.
References
- Guinness World Records, ,
