Khagendra Thapa Magar Explained
| Khagendra Thapa Magar |
| Birth Date: | 4 October 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Baglung District, Nepal |
| Death Place: | Pokhara, Nepal |
| Nationality: | Nepalese |
| Known For: | Formerly being the world's shortest living man |
Khagendra Thapa Magar (ne|खगेन्द्र थापामगर) (4 October 1992 – 17 January 2020)[1] was a Nepali once known as the shortest man in the world, measuring .[2] [3] Magar, who was a primordial dwarf, won the title of shortest man from Edward Niño Hernández. He lost the title in June 2011 to Junrey Balawing of the Philippines.[4]
Biography
Born on 18 Asoj in the Nepali calendar, or 4 October 1992,[5] he was from the Baglung District of Nepal. Just at birth, he weighed 6.5kg (14.3lb). In May 2008, Khagendra appeared in the British Channel 4 documentary called The World's Smallest Man and Me hosted by Mark Dolan.[6]
Magar died in a Pokhara hospital on 17 January 2020 after complications from pneumonia at the age of 27.[7]
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Notes and References
- Web site: World's shortest man dies in Nepal at 27. Agence-France Presse. Yahoo!. 17 January 2020. 17 January 2020.
- News: Nepalese teen named world's shortest man . Shrestha . Manesh . 14 October 2010 . CNN . 14 October 2010.
- Web site: Nepal Teen to Stand Tall as World's Shortest Man. October 13, 2010. CBS News.
- News: World record as 60cm teen Junrey Balawing turns 18 . 12 June 2011 . The Australian.
- http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/_Worlds-shortest-man-does-he-measure-up/BLOG/1233053/7691.html "World's shortest man" – does he measure up?
- Web site: Programme Two: The World's Smallest Man and Me . Channel4.com . 2008-05-12 . 2008-09-27 . 2012-04-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120428121259/http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-worlds-and-me/episode-guide/series-1/episode-1 . dead .
- Web site: World's shortest mobile man dies aged 27. January 18, 2020. BBC News.
