Khagendra Thapa Magar

Khagendra Thapa Magar (Nepali: खगेन्द्र थापामगर) (4 October 1992 – 17 January 2020)[2] was a Nepali once known as the shortest man in the world, measuring 0.67 m (2 ft 2 in).[1] Magar, who was a primordial dwarf, won the title of shortest man from Edward Niño Hernández when he turned 18 on 14 October 2010. He lost the title in June 2011 to Junrey Balawing of the Philippines.[3]

Khagendra Thapa Magar
Magar and Franz Müllner, winner of the 2005 Germany's Strongest Man contest, in 2011
Born(1992-10-04)4 October 1992
Baglung District, Nepal
Died17 January 2020(2020-01-17) (aged 27)
Pokhara, Nepal
NationalityNepali
Known forFormerly being the world's shortest living man
Height0.67 m (2 ft 2 in)[1]

Biography

Born on 18 Asoj in the Nepali calendar, or 4 October 1992,[4] he was from the Baglung District of Nepal. Just 600 grams (21 oz) at birth, he weighed 6.5 kilograms (14 lb; 1.02 st).[1] In May 2008, Khagendra appeared in the British Channel 4 documentary called The World's Smallest Man and Me hosted by Mark Dolan.[5]

Magar died in a Pokhara hospital on 17 January 2020 after complications from pneumonia at the age of 27.

See also

References
  1. Shrestha, Manesh (14 October 2010). "Nepalese teen named world's shortest man". CNN. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
  2. "World's shortest man dies in Nepal at 27". Agence-France Presse. Yahoo!. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  3. "World record as 60cm teen Junrey Balawing turns 18". The Australian. 12 June 2011.
  4. "World's shortest man"  – does he measure up? Archived 2010-11-06 at the Wayback Machine Guinness World Records blog
  5. "Programme Two: The World's Smallest Man and Me". Channel4.com. 2008-05-12. Retrieved 2008-09-27.


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