Edward Niño Hernández
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Edward Niño Hernández was officially named as the world's shortest living man on September 4, 2010, by the Guinness World Records
. At 24 years of age Hernandez was tall and weighed 10 kg (22 lb). Hernandez lives in Bogotá
, Colombia
.
The previous titleholder, He Pingping
of Inner Mongolia, was 1.5 inches taller and died on March 13, 2010 in Rome
, Italy, where he was filming the TV program Lo show dei record.
He appeared on the TV programme Susana Gimenez
in Argentina
.
Hernandez's reign ended on October 14, 2010 when Khagendra Thapa Magar
of Nepal
turned 18.
Guinness World Records
Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records , is a reference book published annually, containing a collection of world records, both human achievements and the extremes of the natural world...
. At 24 years of age Hernandez was tall and weighed 10 kg (22 lb). Hernandez lives in Bogotá
Bogotá
Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...
, Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
.
The previous titleholder, He Pingping
He Pingping
He Pingping was, according to the Guinness World Records, the world's shortest man who was able to walk.- Early and personal life :He measured 74 cm tall, and was the third child of a family in Huade county, in the city of Ulanqab in northern China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. He had...
of Inner Mongolia, was 1.5 inches taller and died on March 13, 2010 in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, Italy, where he was filming the TV program Lo show dei record.
He appeared on the TV programme Susana Gimenez
Susana Giménez
Susana Giménez, née María Susana Giménez Aubert is an Argentine actress, ex-vedette and television host....
in Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
.
Hernandez's reign ended on October 14, 2010 when Khagendra Thapa Magar
Khagendra Thapa Magar
Khagendra Thapa Magar , son of Rup Bahadur and Dhana Maya Thapa Magar, was the shortest man in the world, measuring . Formerly the shortest teenager in the world, Magar took the title of shortest man from Edward Nino Hernandez when he turned 18 on October 14, 2010. Magar is a primordial dwarf...
of Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
turned 18.
See also
- DwarfismDwarfismDwarfism is short stature resulting from a medical condition. It is sometimes defined as an adult height of less than 4 feet 10 inches , although this definition is problematic because short stature in itself is not a disorder....
- Human heightHuman heightHuman height is the distance from the bottom of the feet to the top of the head in a human body standing erect.When populations share genetic background and environmental factors, average height is frequently characteristic within the group...
- List of people with dwarfism
- List of shortest people