Chandra Bahadur Dangi

Chandra Bahadur Dangi
Dangi in 2012
Born	(1939-11-30)30 November 1939 Salyan, Salyan District, Nepal
Died	3 September 2015(2015-09-03) (aged 75) Pago Pago, American Samoa
Occupation(s)	Farmer, craftsman
Known for	World's shortest adult human
Height	54.6 cm (1 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[1]

Chandra Bahadur Dangi (30 November 1939 – 3 September 2015) (Nepali: चन्द्रबहादुर डाँगी, pronounced [t͡sʌⁿd̪ɾʌ ˈbʌɦadur ˈɖãᵑɡi], or [t͡sʌndraˈbaːdur ˈɖãŋɡi] ^ⓘ) was a Nepali man who was the shortest man in recorded history, measuring 54.6 cm (1 ft 9+1⁄2 in).[1][2] He broke the record previously set by Gul Mohammed (1957–1997), whose height was 57 cm (1 ft 10 in).[2]

Dangi came to the attention of the media when a wood contractor saw him in his village[2] in the Dang district of Nepal. He was awarded the title of shortest adult human ever recorded, after his height was measured in February 2012.[3] He was subsequently included in the Guinness World Records.

Biography

Dangi was born in Salyan, Salyan District, Nepal, on 30 November 1939.[4] It is unknown what medical condition stunted his growth.[5] He had five brothers and two sisters.[2] Three of his five brothers were less than 1.22 m (4 ft) tall, while his sisters and two other brothers were of normal height.

He lived in a remote village, Reemkholi, approximately 400 kilometres (250 mi) away from Kathmandu,[2] Nepal's capital. Before being recognised by Guinness World Records as the world's shortest man in 2012, he had never left his home village.[3] He was a weaver by trade.[2] After being awarded the title, he said he had always wished to travel to all parts of his country and the world. He stated that being the shortest man in the world and a citizen of Nepal, he wanted to use his status to popularise his country.[6]

In 2012, at the age of 72, Dangi met the world's shortest woman, Jyoti Amge of Nagpur, India. The pair posed together for the 57th edition of The Guinness Book of Records in 2013.[5] On 13 November 2014, as part of Guinness World Records Day, Dangi met the world's tallest living man, Sultan Kösen, at an event in London.[6]

Dangi died in American Samoa on 3 September 2015 at the age of 75, at the Lyndon B. Johnson Tropical Medical Hospital in Pago, Pago. The exact cause of his death was not disclosed, although The Kathmandu Post reported that he had previously been suffering from pneumonia.[7][8][9] He had been touring the South Pacific for much of the year with Samoa's Tupa'l Bruno's Magic Circus.[10]

See also

• List of people with dwarfism
• Dwarfism
• List of the verified shortest people

References

1. "World's second shortest man: All you need to know about Chandra Bahadur Dangi". guinnessworldrecords.com. Guinness World Records. 26 February 2012. Archived from the original on 6 September 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
2. Shrestha, Manesh (27 February 2012). "Nepalese man named shortest ever in history". CNN.com. Kathmandu. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
3. Staufenburg, Jess (5 September 2015). "World's shortest man Chandra Bahadur Dangi dies aged 75". The Independent. Archived from the original on 21 June 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
4. अब्दुल्लाह मियाँ (26 February 2012). "७२ वषीर्य right now turning 73 in 17 days चन्द्रबहादुर बने विश्वकै होचा" [72 years old right now turning 73 in 17 days Chandra Bahadur became the world's shortest]. अब्दुल्लाह मियाँ (in Nepali). Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2012 – via ekantipur.com.
5. "World's shortest man, woman meet for first time". foxnews.com. Fox News. 29 August 2012. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
6. "World's tallest man comes eye to eye with world's smallest man for Guinness World Records' Day". The Daily Telegraph. 13 November 2014. Archived from the original on 5 July 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
7. "The World's Shortest Man Dies, a Photo Tribute to Nepal's Chandra Bahadur Dangi". The Wall Street Journal. 4 September 2015. Archived from the original on 9 May 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
8. "World's shortest man dies at 75". Daily News. New York. 4 September 2015. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
9. "World's shortest man Dangi dies in American Samoa". Business Standard. 4 September 2015. Archived from the original on 15 May 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
10. Chitrakar, Navesh (5 September 2015). "World's shortest man Chandra Bahadur Dangi dies in American Samoa aged 75". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Reuters. Archived from the original on 21 June 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2015.

External links

• Shortest Man of the World Chandra Bahadur Dangi Archived 11 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine

Preceded by Junrey Balawing	Shortest recognised person 2012–2015	Succeeded by Junrey Balawing
Preceded by Gul Mohammed	Shortest recognised adult human ever 2012–present	Succeeded by -