Edward Niño Hernández

The world's shortest living man on September 4, 2010
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IntroThe world's shortest living man on September 4, 2010
PlacesEcuador
Gender
Male
BirthEcuador
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Biography

Edward Niño Hernández was officially named as the world's shortest living man 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.
The previous titleholder, He Pingping of Inner Mongolia, was 1.5 inches taller and died on March 13, 2010 in Rome, Italy, where he was filming the TV program Lo show dei record.
He appeared on the TV programme Susana Giménez in Argentina.
Hernandez's reign ended on October 14, 2010 when Khagendra Thapa Magar of Nepal turned 18.

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