World's Smallest Man Meets World's Tallest Man
Sultan Kosen, the world's tallest man
at 8ft 1in, and He PingPing, the world's smallest at 2ft 5.4in meet for the first time
The Turkish farm labourer and the pint-sized man from China were happy to pose at an event in Istanbul to mark the opening of the new Guinness World Records Live! Roadshow.
Kosen said: 'I've wanted to meet Pingping ever since I was
awarded the title "tallest man" and I'm really happy that he was
willing to travel to Turkey so we could both take part in the launch
celebration of Guinness World Records Live! at Forum Istanbul - I can't
wait to show him around our beautiful city.'
Also the world
record holder for the largest hands and feet, Kosen, 27, seized the
title of world's tallest man from China's Bao Xishun last September,
beating his rival by 10cm.
CLOSER LOOK
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| He PingPing, the world's shortest man, has died aged 21. Here, we look back at when he met the world's tallest man. Sultan Kosen, 8 ft 1 in (246.5 cm), welcomes the shortest man in the world, 2 ft 5.37 in (74.61 cm) He Pingping, to his native Turkey |
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| He PingPing met the woman with the longest legs |
Sultan Kosen
Born and raised in the Mardin province of
Turkey, Kosen's height is due to a condition known as pituitary
gigantism.
After a series of surgeries to remove the tumor which was
causing his excess growth, Kosen stopped growing in 2008.
He PingPing
At the opposite end, He PingPing, 21, suffers from a condition known as Primordial Dwarfism. According to his father, at birth he was small enough to fit into the palm
of his parent's hand.
He
lives with his family in Inner Mongolia, China and has travelled the
world since being recognised by Guinness World Records.
Last year, He PingPing met Svetlana Pankratova, the woman with the world's longest legs - measuring 51.96in long.
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Hanging on: He Pingping just manages to wrap his tiny hand around one of Kosen's massive fingers |
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