Hồ Văn Trung | |
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Born | December 8, 1984
Ca Mau, Vietnam |
Died | November 2, 2019 (aged 34) |
Occupation | Farmer |
Known for | Tallest verified Vietnamese person |
Height | 2.35 [1] m (7 ft 9 in) |
Hồ Văn Trung (8 December 1984 – 2 November 2019) was one of only 29 known people in medical history to reach a height of 8 feet (244 cm) or more. He had a standing height of at least 8 ft 5.25 in (257.2 cm), placing him as the 6th tallest man in history. [2]
Hồ Văn Trung was born in Ca Mau in 1984 and was the first of four children. [2] Due to his family being poor his parents had to make a living selling coconuts, which was not enough to cover the family's living expenses. [3] Later, Trung moved to Viên An Đông commune, Ngọc Hiển district and worked as a shrimp farmer in order to financially support his family. [4] [5]
According to Trung's family, he was 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) at age of 17 when he developed a fever which persisted for a prolonged period of time. [6] [7] After the fever, he experienced abnormal growth in height. At year 2014 he grew up to 7 ft 8.5 in (235 cm) tall and weighing 110 kg (244 pounds). [6] Doctors attributed his growth to a pituitary gland disease. [7] In 2018 he went to hospital due to kidney failure, by the time he was about 8 ft 2.5 in (250 cm), although he has descalated knee, [8] and was still growing. His coffin measured 10 ft 0 in (304.8 cm). The men who made his coffin said his final height was 9 ft 0.25 in (275 cm) tall, which, if true, would make him taller than Robert Wadlow. [7]
Hồ Văn Trung | |
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Born | December 8, 1984
Ca Mau, Vietnam |
Died | November 2, 2019 (aged 34) |
Occupation | Farmer |
Known for | Tallest verified Vietnamese person |
Height | 2.35 [1] m (7 ft 9 in) |
Hồ Văn Trung (8 December 1984 – 2 November 2019) was one of only 29 known people in medical history to reach a height of 8 feet (244 cm) or more. He had a standing height of at least 8 ft 5.25 in (257.2 cm), placing him as the 6th tallest man in history. [2]
Hồ Văn Trung was born in Ca Mau in 1984 and was the first of four children. [2] Due to his family being poor his parents had to make a living selling coconuts, which was not enough to cover the family's living expenses. [3] Later, Trung moved to Viên An Đông commune, Ngọc Hiển district and worked as a shrimp farmer in order to financially support his family. [4] [5]
According to Trung's family, he was 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) at age of 17 when he developed a fever which persisted for a prolonged period of time. [6] [7] After the fever, he experienced abnormal growth in height. At year 2014 he grew up to 7 ft 8.5 in (235 cm) tall and weighing 110 kg (244 pounds). [6] Doctors attributed his growth to a pituitary gland disease. [7] In 2018 he went to hospital due to kidney failure, by the time he was about 8 ft 2.5 in (250 cm), although he has descalated knee, [8] and was still growing. His coffin measured 10 ft 0 in (304.8 cm). The men who made his coffin said his final height was 9 ft 0.25 in (275 cm) tall, which, if true, would make him taller than Robert Wadlow. [7]