Career
Had returned the title of world’s tallest man to him after Ukrainian Leonid Stadnyk took over the title briefly. Bao Xishun worked at the Chifeng City local hospital for several months, during which time he was measured to be 2.36 metres (7 ft 9 in). Bao suffers from rheumatism, although this has been attributed to his childhood habit of sleeping outdoors, rather than a height-linked disorder.
Bao Xishun claims to have been of normal height until he was sixteen years old, when he experienced a growth spurt for unknown reasons and reached his present height seven years later.
Bao served in the People"s Liberation Army for three years, and played for the army basketball team until his rheumatism began to appear, leading to his discharge from the army. Following this, he returned to Inner Mongolia to live with his mother.
He soon became known as the world"s tallest living manitoba At the age of 45, he became withdrawn after the death of his mother until he was offered a job as a greeter at a restaurant.
He quickly gained attention from the local media, who applied to on his behalf.
He was measured and found to be 2 mm taller than the previous record holder, Radhouane Charbib. In December 2006, Bao Xishun was asked by veterinarians to assist them in removing shards of plastic from the stomachs of two dolphins. The dolphins had accidentally swallowed the shards, which had settled in their stomachs and caused a loss of appetite and depression.
Veterinarians had failed to remove them, so Bao Xishun used his 1.06-metre long arms to reach into the dolphins" stomachs and remove the plastic manually.
Bao Xishun married saleswoman Xia Shujuan on March 24, 2007. The Mongolian ceremony took place on July 12, 2007 at the Genghis Khan holiday resort on the grasslands near Ordos City.
Bao"s surname indicates that he belongs to the same paternal lineage as Genghis Khan"s clan, Borjigin. Amongst the guests was the shortest man in the world, He Pingping.
Bao"s son was born at a hospital in Zunhua, Hebei province October 2, 2008.
Bao appeared on the eleventh episode of The Amazing Race 16 as the pitstop greeter. The episode aired on May 2, 2010. He was considered to be the world"s tallest man at the time of filming, but a few days later, Sultan Kösen was measured by the Guinness Book of World Records and declared to be the tallest.
