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Bao Xishun
[edit]The wiki article of Bao Xishun ([[1]]) mentions his height to be 2.47 metres (8 ft 1 in). In "People that are tallest (6 ft 3 in and over)" it's said to be 2.36 m (7 ft 9 in). Both heights are mentioned in different sources on the Internet. Which one is correct? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mimimei (talk • contribs) 09:38, May 2, 2010 (UTC)
Liu Fu Yin
[edit]This blog post that I found about the tallest women in history has a woman listed (with a picture of her) named Liu Fu Yin who is 2.30 meters (7'5.459'') tall. However, simply searching the name "Liu Fu Yin" doesn't pull anything up. I'm sure that, if I transliterated the name in a different way, something would come up, but I lack the Chinese proficiency to do so. Could any of you Chinese-speakers find anything about this woman? And, if so, can we add her to the list of tallest women?--LadybugStardust (talk) 01:31, 22 April 2024 (UTC)
- he's a man not woman http://www.thetallestman.com/liufuying.htm and maybe he's not even 230cm, these chinese giant have usually exagerated heights,Zhang Huan claimed 238cm and he's more like 228cm,Huan Chang-Chiu claimed 240cm and measurated on a japanes tv channel at 230cm in his shoes,Wuang Feng jun claimed 255cm on chinese social networks but he was no more than 235cm...The only chinese giants that surpass 235cm are Baoxishun,Sun Mingming and Zhang Juncai. Fatr galrie (talk) 12:49, 29 August 2024 (UTC)
- he's a man not woman (http://www.thetallestman.com/liufuying.htm) and maybe he's not even 230cm, these chinese giant have usually exagerated heights,Zhang Huan claimed 238cm and he's more like 228cm,Huan Chang-Chiu claimed 240cm and measurated on a japanese tv channel at 230cm in his shoes,Wuang Feng jun claimed 255cm on chinese social networks but he was no more than 235cm...The only chinese giants that surpass 235cm are Baoxishun,Sun Mingming and Zhang Juncai. Fatr galrie (talk) 12:51, 29 August 2024 (UTC)
Edouard Beaupre 8 ft 3 in Canadian Jan 1881/ July 1904
[edit]He should be added to the list. 155.254.139.196 (talk) 15:35, 27 June 2024 (UTC)
- Photos evidance suggest that He was no more than 7'9 Fatr galrie (talk) 12:53, 29 August 2024 (UTC)
Missing heights
[edit]Ralph Sampson is not mentioned at all here, even though he was 7'4". Gheorghe Mureșan and Manute Bol have different descriptions that mean the same thing, and it doesn't mention that Victor Wembanyama is the tallest French player despite saying so for other players. ILikeCalzones (talk) 05:21, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
Not done Please provide citations. Peaceray (talk) 20:31, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
Criteria
[edit]How do we start to crate a standard for criteria for this list? There seems to be a lot of random basketball players added at the bottom in the 7'3" area. There exists a page for basketball players.Halbared (talk) 19:56, 13 February 2025 (UTC)