Siddiqa Parveen

Tallest living woman (born 1985)
Siddiqa Parveen
Born1985 (age 38–39)
West Bengal, India
NationalityIndian
Other namesSiddiqa Parvin
Known forTallest living female, tallest Indian woman
Height7 ft 8 in (234 cm)

Siddiqa Parveen (born 1985) is an Indian woman listed by Guinness World Records as the tallest living woman. She is also the tallest Indian woman in recorded history at 7 ft 8 in (2.34 m).[1][2]

Biography

Siddiqa Parveen first became known in 2012 when India TV News reported her to be 8 ft 0 in (2.44 m) and 160 kilograms (350 lb).[3] In December 2012, she was measured lying down by Dr. Debasis Saha and found to be at least 7 ft 3.5 in (2.223 m), but her fully upright height was estimated to be at least 7 ft 8 in (2.34 m).[4]

See also

  • Dharmendra Pratap Singh - Tallest living man in India
  • Vikas Uppal - Tallest ever Indian
  • Sultan Kösen - Tallest living man
  • Robert Wadlow - Tallest man ever
  • Trijntje Keever - Tallest woman ever
  • Zeng Jinlian - Tallest woman ever officially confirmed by Guinness World Records

References

  1. ^ Mackay, Don (2014-01-28). "World's tallest woman recovering after operation to remove tumour and prevent her back breaking". mirror. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  2. ^ Guinness World Records 2014. Craig Glenday.
  3. ^ Desk, India TV News (2012-07-04). "8-ft tall woman in hospital for abnormal height, weight gain". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 2022-06-10. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ Records, Guinness World (2015-09-10). Guinness World Records 2016 (in Arabic). Guinness World Records. ISBN 978-1-910561-03-4.
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