Junrey balawing biography of martin
Junrey Balawing of Sindangan, Philippines, was confirmed Sunday, June 12, by Guinness World Records as the world's shortest living man.!
Balawing measures and-a-half inches tall.
Junrey Balawing
Filipino record holder for shortness
Junrey Balawing (joon-REE; Tagalog pronunciation:[dʒunˈrɪbɐˈlawɪŋ]ⓘ; born June 12, 1993 – July 28, 2020) was a Filipino record holder at the Guinness World Records for the world's shortest man alive measuring at 60.00 centimetres (23.62 in) tall.[3] The declaration came during Balawing's 18th birthday celebration.[4] Guinness World Records official said Balawing broke the record of Khagendra Thapa Magar of Nepal, who was 0.67 m (2 ft 2+1⁄3 in) tall.[5]
He stopped growing at the age of 1.
Balawing, the son of a poor blacksmith, was born and lived in Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte, about 865 kilometres (537 mi) south of the capital Manila. Although he was documented as the shortest living man, he missed the title of shortest man in history, which was held until 2012 by Gul Mohammed of India, who was 57 centimetres (22 in) tall and died on October 1,