Hồ Văn Trung (giant)

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]

In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Hồ. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Trung.
Hồ Văn Trung
Hồ Văn Trung being measured in late 2018 at 8 feet 2.5 (250 cm) aged 33
Born1984
Ca Mau
Died2019 (aged 34)
NationalityVietnamese
OccupationFarmer
Known forTallest verified Vietnamese person
StyleFarmer
Height2.58 m (8 ft 6 in)

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, and in 2014 he was already 7 ft 8 in (234 cm) by age 29.[5] Doctors attributed his growth to a pituitary gland disease.[6] In 2018 he went to hospital due to kidney failure, where he remained until he passed away at age 34 after a year of treatment. His coffin measured 10 ft (304.8 cm).[7] 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
  1. "Who Is the Tallest Vietnamese Person?". Vietnam Times. 2021-07-15. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  2. "Người đàn ông cao 2,5m thách thức kỷ lục "cao nhất Việt Nam"". conglyxahoi.net.vn. 2018-10-17. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  3. "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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. Đại, Thời (2019-11-05). "Người cao nhất Việt Nam qua đời ở tuổi 34". Thời Đại (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  7. "Hồ Văn Trung". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2022-04-14.

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