Bao Xishun at a Dalian hospital [China Daily]

Bao Xishun, also known as Colin Barnes "The Mast" (Simplified Chinese: 鲍喜顺; Traditional Chinese: 鮑喜順; born in China, 1951), is a herdsman from Inner Mongolia and, since January 15, 2005, has been recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's tallest living man. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 449 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (450 × 601 pixel, file size: 26 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This work is a copyrighted publicity photograph. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 449 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (450 × 601 pixel, file size: 26 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This work is a copyrighted publicity photograph. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Traditional Chinese (Traditional Chinese: 正體字/繁體字, Simplified Chinese: 正体字/繁体字) refers to one of two standard sets of printed Chinese characters. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... A herder is a worker who lives a semi-nomadic life, caring for various domestic animals, especially in places where these animals wander unfenced pasture lands. ... Inner Mongolia (Mongolian: ᠥᠪᠦᠷ ᠮᠣᠨᠺᠤᠯᠤᠨ ᠥᠪᠡᠷᠲᠡᠺᠡᠨ ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠬᠤ ᠣᠷᠤᠨ r Mongghul-un bertegen Jasaqu Orun; Chinese: 内蒙古自治区; Hanyu Pinyin: N... January 15 is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Guinness World Records 2007 edition front cover. ... Robert Wadlow the tallest man of all time (8 ft 11-1/10 in) - 6 ft 6 aged 10 This is a list of notable tall men, starting at 198 cm (6 ft 6 in). ...

Measured at 2.361 metres (7 ft 8.95 in) tall at the Chifeng City Hospital, Bao Xishun has no growth disorder like gigantism — unlike the tallest man ever, Robert Wadlow, and the tallest living man claimants, Leonid Stadnyk and Ajaz Ahmed. Stadnyk and Ahmed claim a height of 2.54 metres (8 ft 4 in), but their claims are controversial, and not currently accepted by Guinness. Stadnyk was confirmed by TLC to be (8 ft 4 in) but has yet to be measured by Guiness. One other, Vikas Uppal, has claimed to be over 8 feet tall, but likewise this has not been independently verified. Bao suffers from rheumatism, although this has been attributed to his childhood habit of sleeping outdoors, rather than a height-linked disorder.^[1] The metre (or meter, see spelling differences) is a measure of length. ... This article is about a foot as a unit of length. ... An inch (plural: inches; symbol or abbreviation: in or, sometimes, ″ - a double prime) is the name of a unit of length in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... Chifeng (Chinese 赤峰, Pinyin Chìfēng; Lit. ... Wadlow at 10 Robert Pershing Wadlow (February 22, 1918 – July 15, 1940), according to Guinness World Records, is the tallest person in medical history for whom there is irrefutable evidence. ... Leonid Stadnik is believed to be the worlds tallest man at 8 feet, 4 inches tall (April, 2004) and he is still growing. ... Ajaz Ahmed (b. ... TLC Network is a cable TV network in the US that carries a variety of informational and reality-based programming. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Rheumatism or Rheumatic disorder is a non-specific term for medical problems affecting the heart, bones, joints, kidney, skin and lung. ...

Bao Xishun claims to have been of normal height until he was 16 when he experienced a growth spurt for unknown reasons and reached his present height seven years later. Bao served in the People's Liberation Army for three years, and played for the army basketball team until his rheumatism began to appear, leading to his discharge from the army.^[1] Following this, he returned to Inner Mongolia to live with his mother. This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005. ...

Following his mother's death when he was 40, however, he became withdrawn until he was offered a job as a greeter at a restaurant.^[1] He quickly gained attention from the local media, who applied to Guinness World Records on his behalf. He was measured, and found to be 2 mm taller than the previous record holder, Radhouane Charbib. Guinness World Records 2007 edition front cover. ... A millimetre (American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is an SI unit of length that is equal to one thousandth of a metre. ... Radhouane Charbib was recognised by the Guiness Book of Records as the tallest living man, until January 15, 2005 when Xi Shun was measured at Chifeng City Hospital, Inner Mongolia, China, and recorded as being 2 millimetres taller. ...

In December 2006, Bao Xishun was asked by veterinarians to assist them in removing shards of plastic from the stomachs of two dolphins. The dolphins had accidentally swallowed the shards, which had settled in their stomachs and caused a loss of appetite and depression. Veterinarians had failed to remove them, so Bao Xishun used his 1.06 metre-long arms to reach into the dolphins' stomachs, to remove the plastic manually.^[2] The manager of the aquarium, the Royal Jidi Ocean World, confirmed, "When we failed to get the objects out we sought the help of Bao Xishun from Inner Mongolia and he did it successfully yesterday. The two dolphins are expected to make a full recovery."^[3] (The story is similar to that of American basketball player Clifford Ray, who was asked to use his long arms to save a California dolphin in 1978). December 2006 is the twelfth and final month of the year and will begin in 2 day(s). ... Genera See article below. ... Clifford Ray (born January 21, 1949 in Union, South Carolina) is a former professional basketball player. ...

Bao Xishun married saleswoman Xiang Gonghe on 24 March 2007.^{[4] [5]} "Bao's 28-year-old bride is half his age and hailed from his hometown of Chifeng, even though marriage advertisements were sent around the world, Beijing News said."^{[6] [7]} March 24 is the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (84th in leap years). ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ...

See also

• List of famous tall men
• Sandy Allen, tallest living woman

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References

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External links

• Tallest Man - Living at Guinness World Records
• World’s tallest man, Bao Xishun has married