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Official: Chandra Bahadur Dangi, a 72-year-old Nepali poses with his certificates after being declared the world's shortest man by Guinness World Records officials at 21.5 inches.
1 For the first time, the tallest recorded man in the world met the shortest man. 2  Sultan Kosen, 31, is a Turkish farmer who measures 8 feet, 3 inches tall. 3  Nepalese weaver Chandra Bahadur Dangi, 74, is just 21Â½ inches tall.  The two men met in London for the 10th annual Guinness World Records Day.