The Shortest People In The World

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World’s shortest man, Chandra Bahadur Dangi (54.6 cm), and the world’s shortest woman, Jyoti Amge (62.8 cm) meet. The two have never met before this occasion, which was captured earlier this year. Jyoti, from Nagpur, India, took the title of Shortest Living Woman when she reached the age of 18 in December last year. She has a form of dwarfism called Achondroplasia and won’t grow any taller than her current height. In February this year, Chandra Bahadur Dangi from Nepal made headlines across the globe when he was crowned the World’s Shortest Man, standing at 54.6 cm (21.5 in). His size also meant that he inherited the title of Shortest Man in history, breaking the previous record of India’s Gul Mohammed (1957-97) who was 57 cm (22.5 in) tall. Chandra is 72 years old and weighs 14.5 kg (31 lb 15 oz). Until the recent record announcement, he had spent his entire life in the remote Nepalese mountain village of Rhimkholi, about 250 miles west of Kathmandu.