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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.
Junrey Balawing. Former shortest living man in the world, measuring 22.0 in (56.0 cm), verified by Guinness World Records in 2012. Balawing became the world's shortest living person again following Chandra's death in September, 2015, but is non-mobile. 1993- Hungary: 65 cm (26 in) IstvÃ¡n TÃ³th: Shortest man claimant, was said to be 26 in (65 cm). Verification by Guinness World Records needs to be checked. IstvÃ¡n died in May 2011 at the age of 48.