Khagendra Thapa Magar
Khagendra Thapa Magar | |
|---|---|
 2005 Germany's Strongest Man contest, in 2011 | |
| Born | 4 October 1992 |
| Died | 17 January 2020 (aged 27) Pokhara, Nepal |
| Nationality | Nepalese |
| Known for | Formerly being the world's shortest living man |
| Height | 0.67 m (2 ft 2 in)[1] |
Khagendra Thapa Magar (Nepali: खगेन्द्र थापामगर) (4 October 1992 – 17 January 2020)[2] was a Nepali once known as the shortest man in the world, measuring 0.67 m (2 ft 2 in).[1][3] Magar, who was a primordial dwarf, won the title of shortest man from Edward Niño Hernández. He lost the title in June 2011 to Junrey Balawing of the Philippines.[4]
Biography
[edit]Born on 18 Asoj in the Nepali calendar, or 4 October 1992,[5] he was from the Baglung District of Nepal. Just 600 grams (21 oz) at birth, he weighed 6.5 kilograms (14 lb; 1.02 st).[1] In May 2008, Khagendra appeared in the British Channel 4 documentary called The World's Smallest Man and Me hosted by Mark Dolan.[6]
Magar died in a Pokhara hospital on 17 January 2020 after complications from pneumonia at the age of 27.[7]
See also
[edit]- List of the verified shortest people
- List of people with dwarfism
- List of world records from Nepal
- Malati Rishidev - Shortest woman in Nepal
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Shrestha, Manesh (14 October 2010). "Nepalese teen named world's shortest man". CNN. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
- ^ "World's shortest man dies in Nepal at 27". Agence-France Presse. Yahoo!. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ "Nepal Teen to Stand Tall as World's Shortest Man". CBS News. October 13, 2010.
- ^ "World record as 60cm teen Junrey Balawing turns 18". The Australian. 12 June 2011.
- ^ "World's shortest man" – does he measure up? Archived 2010-11-06 at the Wayback Machine Guinness World Records blog
- ^ "Programme Two: The World's Smallest Man and Me". Channel4.com. 2008-05-12. Archived from the original on 2012-04-28. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
- ^ "World's shortest mobile man dies aged 27". BBC News. January 18, 2020.
External links
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Media related to Khagendra Thapa Magar at Wikimedia Commons- "In pictures: New world's shortest man". BBC photo article, 14 October 2010
- "Nepal Boy Claims to Be Shortest in World". Associated Press/AP Online, 30 August 2006
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