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Bao Xishun (also known as Xi Shun; born November 2, 1951) is a Chinese-Mongolian herdsman from Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, recognized by ''
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'' as one of the world's tallest living men at tall. He was formerly certified as the tallest living man by the ''Guinness World Records''. On September 17, 2009, Sultan Kösen overtook Bao Xishun as the tallest living man.


Career

Xishun Bao claims to have been of normal height until he was sixteen years old. He served in the
People's Liberation Army The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the principal military force of the People's Republic of China and the armed wing of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The PLA consists of five service branches: the Ground Force, Navy, Air Force, ...
for three years. He later returned to Inner Mongolia to live with his mother and worked at the
Chifeng Chifeng ( zh, s=赤峰市), also known as Ulanhad ( mn, (Улаанхад хот), ''Ulaɣanqada qota'', , "red cliff"), is a prefecture-level city in Southeastern Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China. It borders Xilin Gol League to the ...
City local hospital for several months. In 2005, he became the world's tallest man. Bao suffers from rheumatism. In December 2006, Xishun Bao 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 been unable to remove them, so Xishun Bao used his 1.06-metre-long arms to reach into the dolphins' stomachs and remove the plastic manually.


Personal life

Xishun Bao married saleswoman Xia Shujuan on March 24, 2007. The Mongolian ceremony took place on July 12, 2007. Bao's son was born at a hospital in
Zunhua Zunhua () is a county-level city in the northeast of Hebei province, China, bordering Tianjin to the west. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Tangshan. Historic sites include the Eastern Qing Tombs (Qing Dongling). Adm ...
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province on October 2, 2008. Bao appeared on the eleventh episode of ''
The Amazing Race 16 ''The Amazing Race 16'' is the sixteenth season of the American reality television show ''The Amazing Race''. It featured eleven teams of two competing in a race around the world. The season premiered on CBS on Sunday, February 14, 2010, and th ...
'' as the "Pit Stop" greeter. The episode aired on May 2, 2010.


See also

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List of tallest people This is a list of the tallest people, verified by the Guinness World Records or other reliable sources. According to the Guinness World Records, the tallest human in recorded history was Robert Wadlow of the United States (1918–1940), wh ...
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Robert Wadlow Robert Pershing Wadlow (February 22, 1918 July 15, 1940), also known as the Alton Giant and the Giant of Illinois, was an American man who was the tallest person in recorded history for whom there is irrefutable evidence. He was born and raise ...
, tallest man in history *
Öndör Gongor Öndör Gongor ( mn, Өндөр Гонгор, "Tall Gongor", c. 1880/85 – late 1920s), whose full name was Pureviin Gongor ( mn, Пүрэвийн Гонгор), was a man in early-20th century Mongolia, who suffered from gigantism. He was measur ...
, a very tall man in early-20th century Mongolia *
Leonid Stadnyk Leonid Stepanovych Stadnyk ( uk , Леонід Степанович Стадник; 5 August 1970 – 24 August 2014) was a Ukrainian man who claimed to have stood at though the photographic evidence suggests he was no more than 7 ft 9 ...
* Sultan Kösen, current tallest man according to Guinness Book of Records * Yao Defen *
Gigantism Gigantism ( el, γίγας, ''gígas'', "giant", plural γίγαντες, ''gígantes''), also known as giantism, is a condition characterized by excessive growth and height significantly above average. In humans, this condition is caused by ove ...
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Chandra Bahadur Dangi Chandra Bahadur Dangi (30 November 1939 – 3 September 2015) ( ne, चन्द्रबहादुर डाँगी}, , or ) was a Nepali man who was the shortest man in recorded history measuring . Dangi was a primordial dwarf. He broke ...
, shortest person in history *
Zeng Jinlian Zeng Jinlian ( zh, s=曾金莲, t=曾金蓮, p=Zēng Jīnlián, June 26, 1964 – February 13, 1982) was the tallest woman verified in modern times, surpassing Jane Bunford's record. In the year between Don Koehler's death and her own, she surpa ...
, tallest woman in history


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World’s tallest man, Xishun Bao, has marriedA photo with his bride (picture 4) Xishun Bao - World's tallest man
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bao, Xishun 1951 births Living people Chinese soldiers Shepherds People from Chifeng Chinese people of Mongolian descent