Even though they are taller than each other by more than six feet, this week’s reunion brought the world’s tallest man and shortest woman together.
When they met on Monday in California, Sultan Kosen—who stands 8 feet 3 inches (251 cm) tall—dominates over fellow Guinness World Record holder Jyoti Amge, who is slightly over 2 feet (62.8 cm) tall.
They were seated cross-legged on the floor, and it was obvious how different their statures were.
With one foot measuring 14.3 inches (36.5 cm), Mr. Kosen is taller than Ms. Amge.
The two had already met in Cairo in 2018 when they went to the Giza Pyramids together.
In 2009, Mr. Kosen of Turkey officially broke the record for the tallest living person in the world after it was found that he was more than 10 centimeters taller than the previous record-holder, Bao Xishun.
With hands that measure 11.22 inches (28.5 cm) from the wrist to the tip of the middle finger, he also holds the record for having the largest hands of any living person.
Mr. Kosen, 41, had typical growth until the age of ten. However, a tumor led to the development of pituitary gigantism, a medical disease.
The record holder, who has 241,000 Instagram followers, sleeps in a bed that is three meters long and requires specially made clothing.
The 30-year-old Indian actress Ms. Amge was 18 years old and weighed 11 pounds (5 kg). She is shorter than the typical two-year-old.
She is short because she has achondroplasia, a type of dwarfism that prevents her from growing taller beyond a specific height.
Ms. Amge was granted the title of the shortest living female teenager when she was fifteen years old.
She attained the title of being the world’s shortest surviving female three years later, and she has maintained it ever since.
With 1.4 million Instagram followers, Ms. Amge’s goal of being the world’s shortest actor was realized when she made an appearance in the American TV series American Horror Story.
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