Hồ Văn Trung (giant)
Hồ Văn Trung | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1984 Ca Mau, Vietnam |
| Died | 2019 (aged 35) |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Known for | Tallest verified Vietnamese person |
| Height | 2.57 m (8 ft 5 in) |
Hồ Văn Trung (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 5½ in (257.8 cm), placing him as the 6th tallest man in history.[1]
Early life
Hồ Văn Trung was born in Ca Mau in 1984 and was the first of four children.[1] 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.[2] Later, Trung moved to Vien An Dong commune, Ngoc Hien district and worked as a shrimp farmer in order to financially support his family.[3][4]
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.[5][6] 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).[5] Doctors attributed his growth to a pituitary gland disease.[6] 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 [7] , and was still growing. His coffin measured 10 ft (304.8 cm).[8] 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,[6]
References
- ^ a b "Who Is the Tallest Vietnamese Person?". Vietnam Times. 2021-07-15. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
- ^ "Người đàn ông cao 2,5m thách thức kỷ lục "cao nhất Việt Nam"". conglyxahoi.net.vn. 2018-10-17. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmY5ArzoyAQ&list=PLkijKjmA14Kx-OvaBpioNDFlI-UxoevTd&index=5
- ^ "Hồ Văn Trung". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2022-04-14.