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Hồ Văn Trung (giant)

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Hồ Văn Trung
BornDecember 8, 1984
Ca Mau, Vietnam
DiedNovember 2, 2019 (aged 34)
OccupationFarmer
Known forTallest verified Vietnamese person
Height2.35[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]

Early life

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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]

Later life

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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 recovering from the fever, he experienced an abnormal growth in height. By 2014, he reached 7 ft 8.5 in (235 cm) tall and weighed 110 kg (244 pounds).[6] Doctors attributed his growth to a pituitary gland disease.[7] In 2018, he was admitted to the hospital for kidney failure. At the time he was determined to be about 8 ft 2.5 in (250 cm), although he had a dislocated 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]


See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Top 6 người cao nhất Việt Nam hiện nay mà bạn nên biếtKiến Thức Cho Người lao Động Việt Nam" [Top 6 tallest people in Vietnam today that you should know]. Kiến Thức Cho Người lao Động Việt Nam (in Vietnamese). 2022-02-14. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  2. ^ a b "Who Is the Tallest Vietnamese Person?". Vietnam Times. 2021-07-15. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  3. ^ "Người đàn ông cao 2,5m thách thức kỷ lục "cao nhất Việt Nam"". conglyxahoi.net.vn. 2018-10-17. Retrieved 2022-03-29.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Suy thận mãn, người đàn ông cao hơn 2m ở Cà Mau phải nhập viện". BAO DIEN TU VTV (in Vietnamese). 2018-10-20. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  5. ^ Trí, Dân. "Người đàn ông cao hơn 2m ở Cà Mau không muốn kỷ lục, chỉ mong có tiền trị bệnh". Báo điện tử Dân Trí (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  6. ^ a b Trí, Dân. "Người đàn ông cao hơn 2m sau một đợt sốt cao dài ngày". Báo điện tử Dân Trí (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  7. ^ a b c Đại, Thời (2019-11-05). "Người cao nhất Việt Nam qua đời ở tuổi 34". Thời Đại (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  8. ^ "Từ 1,7 mét cao lên 2,5 mét sau đợt sốt kéo dài | VTC14 - YouTube". YouTube.
Preceded by Tallest Recognized Vietnamese Person Ever
2019
Succeeded by
Incumbent