Edward Niño Hernández
Edward Niño Hernández (born May 10, 1986)[1] is the world's shortest living mobile man. He was certified on September 4, 2010 by the Guinness World Records. At 24 years of age Hernandez was 0.7 m (2 ft 3 1⁄2 in) tall and weighed 10 kg (22 lb). He lives in Bogotá, Colombia.[2][3]
Edward Niño Hernández | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Colombian |
Occupation | Dancer/actor |
Known for | Being one of the world's shortest living men |
The previous titleholder, He Pingping of Inner Mongolia, was 3.8 cm (1.5 inches) taller and died on March 13, 2010 in Rome, Italy, where he was filming the TV program Lo show dei record. Hernandez's reign ended on October 14, 2010 when Khagendra Thapa Magar of Nepal turned 18. He reclaimed the record following Magar's death on January 17, 2020.
He appeared on the TV programme Susana Giménez in Argentina.
References
- "New record holder for the world's shortest man living confirmed as Edward Niño Hernández of Colombia". Guinness World Records. 2020-05-12. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
- BBC: Colombian declared world's shortest man
- "World's shortest man named as 27ins tall Colombian" Telegraph
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