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| birth_date = 1984
| birth_date = December 8, 1984
| birth_place = [[Ca Mau]], Vietnam
| birth_place = [[Ca Mau]], Vietnam
| death_date = 2019 (aged 35)
| death_date = November 2, 2019 (aged 34)
| occupation = Farmer
| occupation = Farmer
| known_for = Tallest verified Vietnamese person
| known_for = Tallest verified Vietnamese person
| height_m = 2.35<ref name="Kiến Thức Cho Người lao Động Việt Nam 2022">{{cite web |title=Top 6 người cao nhất Việt Nam hiện nay mà bạn nên biếtKiến Thức Cho Người lao Động Việt Nam |trans-title=Top 6 tallest people in Vietnam today that you should know |website=Kiến Thức Cho Người lao Động Việt Nam |date=2022-02-14 |url=https://laodongdongnai.vn/nguoi-cao-nhat-viet-nam-la-ai-1644816725/ |language=vi |access-date=2023-07-20}}</ref>
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'''Hồ Văn Trung''' (1984 &ndash; 2 November 2019) was one of only [[List of tallest people|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 5½ in (257.8 cm), placing him as the 6th tallest man in history.<ref name=times>{{Cite web |date=2021-07-15 |title=Who Is the Tallest Vietnamese Person? |url=https://vietnamtimes.org.vn/who-is-the-tallest-vietnamese-person-33923.html |accessdate=2022-03-29 |website=Vietnam Times }}</ref>
'''Hồ Văn Trung''' (8 December 1984 &ndash; 2 November 2019) was one of only [[List of tallest people|29 known people]] in medical history to reach a height of 8 feet (244&nbsp;cm) or more. He had a standing height of at least 8&nbsp;ft 5.25&nbsp;in (257.2&nbsp;cm), placing him as the 6th tallest man in history.<ref name=times>{{Cite web |date=2021-07-15 |title=Who Is the Tallest Vietnamese Person? |url=https://vietnamtimes.org.vn/who-is-the-tallest-vietnamese-person-33923.html |accessdate=2022-03-29 |website=Vietnam Times }}</ref>


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
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Hồ Văn Trung was born in [[Cà Mau|Ca Mau]] in 1984 and was the first of four children.<ref name=times/> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-10-17 |title=Người đàn ông cao 2,5m thách thức kỷ lục "cao nhất Việt Nam" |url=https://m.conglyxahoi.net.vn/phong-su/nguoi-dan-ong-cao-2-5m-thach-thuc-ky-luc-cao-nhat-viet-nam-16540.html |accessdate=2022-03-29 |website=conglyxahoi.net.vn }}{{Dead link|date=January 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Later, Trung moved to [[Viên An Đông]] commune, [[Ngọc Hiển district]] and worked as a shrimp farmer in order to financially support his family.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-10-20 |title=Suy thận mãn, người đàn ông cao hơn 2m ở Cà Mau phải nhập viện |url=https://vtv.vn/news-2018102018192206.htm |accessdate=2022-03-29 |website=BAO DIEN TU VTV |language=vi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Trí |first=Dân |title=Người đàn ông cao hơn 2m ở Cà Mau không muốn kỷ lục, chỉ mong có tiền trị bệnh |url=https://dantri.com.vn/suc-khoe/nguoi-dan-ong-cao-hon-2m-o-ca-mau-khong-muon-ky-luc-chi-mong-co-tien-tri-benh-20181010160118351.htm |accessdate=2022-03-29 |website=Báo điện tử Dân Trí |language=vi}}</ref>

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Hồ Văn Trung was born in [[Cà Mau|Ca Mau]] in 1984 and was the first of four children.<ref name=times/> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-10-17 |title=Người đàn ông cao 2,5m thách thức kỷ lục “cao nhất Việt Nam” |url=https://m.conglyxahoi.net.vn/phong-su/nguoi-dan-ong-cao-2-5m-thach-thuc-ky-luc-cao-nhat-viet-nam-16540.html |accessdate=2022-03-29 |website=conglyxahoi.net.vn}}</ref> Later, Trung moved to Vien An Dong commune, Ngoc Hien district and worked as a shrimp farmer in order to financially support his family.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-10-20 |title=Suy thận mãn, người đàn ông cao hơn 2m ở Cà Mau phải nhập viện |url=https://vtv.vn/news-2018102018192206.htm |accessdate=2022-03-29 |website=BAO DIEN TU VTV |language=vi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Trí |first=Dân |title=Người đàn ông cao hơn 2m ở Cà Mau không muốn kỷ lục, chỉ mong có tiền trị bệnh |url=https://dantri.com.vn/suc-khoe/nguoi-dan-ong-cao-hon-2m-o-ca-mau-khong-muon-ky-luc-chi-mong-co-tien-tri-benh-20181010160118351.htm |accessdate=2022-03-29 |website=Báo điện tử Dân Trí |language=vi}}</ref>


== Later life ==
== Later life ==
According to Trung's family, he was 5 ft 6¾ in (170 cm) at age of 17 when he developed a fever which persisted for a prolonged period of time.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> 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 weighting 110kg (244 pounds).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Trí |first=Dân |title=Người đàn ông cao hơn 2m sau một đợt sốt cao dài ngày |url=https://dantri.com.vn/suc-khoe/nguoi-dan-ong-cao-hon-2m-sau-mot-dot-sot-cao-dai-ngay-20181009140215008.htm |accessdate=2022-03-29 |website=Báo điện tử Dân Trí |language=vi}}</ref> Doctors attributed his growth to a pituitary gland disease.<ref name=":1" /> In 2018 he went to hospital due to kidney failure, by the time he was about 8 ft 2.4 in (250 cm), although he has descalated knee <ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmY5ArzoyAQ&list=PLkijKjmA14Kx-OvaBpioNDFlI-UxoevTd&index=5</ref> , and was still growing. His coffin measured 10 ft (304.8 cm).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hồ Văn Trung |url=https://sites.google.com/view/thetallestpeople/h%E1%BB%93-v%C4%83n-trung |access-date=2022-04-14 |website=sites.google.com |language=en-US}}</ref> The men who made his coffin said his final height was 9 ft 0.6 in (275 cm) tall which if true would make him taller than [[Robert Wadlow]],<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Đại |first=Thời |date=2019-11-05 |title=Người cao nhất Việt Nam qua đời ở tuổi 34 |url=https://thoidai.com.vn/nguoi-cao-nhat-viet-nam-qua-doi-o-tuoi-34-91713.html |accessdate=2022-03-29 |website=Thời Đại |language=vi}}</ref>
According to Trung's family, he was 5&nbsp;ft 7&nbsp;in (170&nbsp;cm) at age of 17 when he developed a fever which persisted for a prolonged period of time.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> After recovering from the fever, he experienced an abnormal growth in height. By 2014, he reached 7&nbsp;ft 8.5&nbsp;in (235&nbsp;cm) tall and weighed 110&nbsp;kg (244 pounds).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Trí |first=Dân |title=Người đàn ông cao hơn 2m sau một đợt sốt cao dài ngày |url=https://dantri.com.vn/suc-khoe/nguoi-dan-ong-cao-hon-2m-sau-mot-dot-sot-cao-dai-ngay-20181009140215008.htm |accessdate=2022-03-29 |website=Báo điện tử Dân Trí |language=vi}}</ref> Doctors attributed his growth to a pituitary gland disease.<ref name=":1" /> In 2018, he was admitted to the hospital for kidney failure. At the time he was determined to be about 8&nbsp;ft 2.5&nbsp;in (250&nbsp;cm), although he had a dislocated knee<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmY5ArzoyAQ&list=PLkijKjmA14Kx-OvaBpioNDFlI-UxoevTd&index=5 | title=Từ 1,7 mét cao lên 2,5 mét sau đợt sốt kéo dài &#124; VTC14 - YouTube | website=[[YouTube]] }}</ref> and was still growing. His coffin measured 10&nbsp;ft 0&nbsp;in (304.8&nbsp;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]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Đại |first=Thời |date=2019-11-05 |title=Người cao nhất Việt Nam qua đời ở tuổi 34 |url=https://thoidai.com.vn/nguoi-cao-nhat-viet-nam-qua-doi-o-tuoi-34-91713.html |accessdate=2022-03-29 |website=Thời Đại |language=vi}}</ref>


== See also ==
* [[Bao Xishun]]
* [[Robert Wadlow]]
* [[Leonid Stadnyk]]
* [[Sultan Kösen]]
* [[Vikas Uppal]]


== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 01:58, 22 August 2024

In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Hồ. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Trung.
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.
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