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Xishun Bao married saleswoman Xia Shujuan on March 24, 2007.<ref name=BBC>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/6502203.stm | title=World's tallest man gets married | work = [[BBC|www.bbc.co.uk]] |accessdate = 2007-03-28 | date=2007-03-28}}</ref><ref name="NZ_Herald_10431350">{{cite web |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/2/story.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10431350 |title=World's tallest man finds (shorter) other half |date=28 March 2007 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |accessdate=17 September 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=World's tallest man ties knot |publisher=AP |url=http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/03/28/china.tall.ap/index.html |date=2007-03-28 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070407185455/http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/03/28/china.tall.ap/index.html |archivedate=April 7, 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070328/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_china_tallest |title=Home is where the heart is for world's tallest man |work=[[Yahoo!]] |accessdate=2007-03-28 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070331195536/http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070328/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_china_tallest |archivedate=2007-03-31 |url-status=live }}</ref> The Mongolian ceremony took place on July 12, 2007. Bao's son was born at a hospital in [[Zunhua]], [[Hebei]] province on October 2, 2008.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-tall-idUSTRE4957AX20081006|title=World's tallest man becomes world's tallest dad|publisher=Reuters|author=Simon Rabinovitch|date=October 6, 2008|accessdate=December 25, 2015}}</ref>
Xishun Bao married saleswoman Xia Shujuan on March 24, 2007.<ref name=BBC>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/6502203.stm | title=World's tallest man gets married | work = [[BBC|www.bbc.co.uk]] |accessdate = 2007-03-28 | date=2007-03-28}}</ref><ref name="NZ_Herald_10431350">{{cite web |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/2/story.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10431350 |title=World's tallest man finds (shorter) other half |date=28 March 2007 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |accessdate=17 September 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=World's tallest man ties knot |publisher=AP |url=http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/03/28/china.tall.ap/index.html |date=2007-03-28 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070407185455/http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/03/28/china.tall.ap/index.html |archivedate=April 7, 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070328/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_china_tallest |title=Home is where the heart is for world's tallest man |work=[[Yahoo!]] |accessdate=2007-03-28 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070331195536/http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070328/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_china_tallest |archivedate=2007-03-31 |url-status=live }}</ref> The Mongolian ceremony took place on July 12, 2007. Bao's son was born at a hospital in [[Zunhua]], [[Hebei]] province on October 2, 2008.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-tall-idUSTRE4957AX20081006|title=World's tallest man becomes world's tallest dad|publisher=Reuters|author=Simon Rabinovitch|date=October 6, 2008|accessdate=December 25, 2015}}</ref>
Bao appeared on the eleventh episode of ''[[The Amazing Race 16]]'' as the "Pit Stop" greeter. The episode aired on May 2, 2010.
Bao appeared on the eleventh episode of ''[[The Amazing Race 16]]'' as the "Pit Stop" greeter. The episode aired on May 2, 2010. Bao is the tallest natural man to live without a medical condition contributing to his height.


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 13:55, 16 June 2024

In this Chinese name, the family name is Bao.
Bao Xishun
鮑喜順
Born (1951-11-02) November 2, 1951 (age 73)
Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China
NationalityMongolian Chinese
Years active1973–present
Known forFormer World's Tallest Man
Height236 cm (7 ft 9 in)
SpouseShujuan Xia
Children1
Bao Xishun
Simplified Chinese鲍喜顺
Traditional Chinese鮑喜順
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinBào Xǐshùn

Bao Xishun (also known as Xi Shun; born November 2, 1951) is a Chinese herdsman from Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, recognized by Guinness World Records as one of the world's tallest living men at 7 feet 9 inches (236 cm) tall.[1] 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.[2]

Career

Xishun Bao claims to have been of normal height until he was sixteen years old.[3] He served in the People's Liberation Army for three years. He later returned to Inner Mongolia to live with his mother and worked at the Chifeng 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.[4][5]

Personal life

Bao is ethnically Mongol.[6][7]

Xishun Bao married saleswoman Xia Shujuan on March 24, 2007.[3][8][9][10] The Mongolian ceremony took place on July 12, 2007. Bao's son was born at a hospital in Zunhua, Hebei province on October 2, 2008.[11] Bao appeared on the eleventh episode of The Amazing Race 16 as the "Pit Stop" greeter. The episode aired on May 2, 2010. Bao is the tallest natural man to live without a medical condition contributing to his height.

See also

References

  1. ^ Nichols, Michelle (2008-08-19). "New rules make China's Bao world's tallest again". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2022-03-23. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
  2. ^ "Dünyanın en uzun boylu insanı bir Kürt - Firat News Agency". firatnews.com. 2009-09-17. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
  3. ^ a b "World's tallest man gets married". www.bbc.co.uk. 2007-03-28. Retrieved 2007-03-28.
  4. ^ "World's tallest man saves dolphin". www.bbc.co.uk. 2006-12-14. Archived from the original on 14 December 2006. Retrieved 2006-12-14.
  5. ^ "World's tallest man saves choking dolphins". www.thestar.com. Archived from the original on 18 December 2006. Retrieved 2006-12-14.
  6. ^ "Mongolian Wedding Ceremony for World's Tallest Man". 2007-07-12. Archived from the original on 2007-07-15. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  7. ^ "World's tallest man saves dolphin". www.bbc.co.uk. 2006-12-14. Archived from the original on 14 December 2006. Retrieved 2006-12-14.
  8. ^ "World's tallest man finds (shorter) other half". The New Zealand Herald. 28 March 2007. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
  9. ^ "World's tallest man ties knot". AP. 2007-03-28. Archived from the original on April 7, 2007.
  10. ^ "Home is where the heart is for world's tallest man". Yahoo!. Archived from the original on 2007-03-31. Retrieved 2007-03-28.
  11. ^ Simon Rabinovitch (October 6, 2008). "World's tallest man becomes world's tallest dad". Reuters. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
Preceded by Tallest Recognized Person
January 15, 2005 – August 7, 2007 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Tallest Recognized Person
August 20, 2008 – September 17, 2009 		Succeeded by
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