Zeng Jinlian
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'''Zeng Jinlian''' ({{zh-stp|s=曾金莲|t=曾金蓮|p=''Zēng (Céng) Jīnlián''}}; [[June 26]] [[1964]] – [[February 13]] [[1982]]) was the tallest female ever recorded in medical history, taking [[Jane Bunford]]'s record. She is also the only female counted among the twelve individuals in medical history who reached a verified eight feet or more. At the time of her death at the age of 17, in [[Hunan]], [[China]], she was 8 ft 2 in (249 cm) tall. However, she could not stand up straight due to a severely deformed [[vertebral column|spine]]. Nevertheless, she was the tallest person in the world at the time. In the year between the death of 8 feet 2 inch [[Don Koehler]] and her own, she surpassed fellow 'eight-footers' [[Gabriel Estavao Monjane]] and [[Suleiman Ali Nashnush]]. Her growth patterns mirrored those of [[Robert Wadlow]], as shown by the table below.
{| class="wikitable"
!Age of Zeng Jinlian
!Height of Zeng Jinlian
!Age of Robert Wadlow
!Height of Robert Wadlow
|-
|<4
|5 feet 1.5 inches
|5
|5 feet 4 inches
|-
|13
|7 feet 1.5 inches
|13
|7 feet 1.75 inches
|-
|<18
|8 feet 2 inches
|18
|8 feet 3.5 inches
|-
|}
== See also ==
* [[List of tallest people]]
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[[Category:People with gigantism]]
[[Category:1964 births]]
[[Category:1982 deaths]]
[[Category:Chinese people]]
[[Category:World record holders]]
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