25.07.2015

The record holder among the most lightweight people who have ever lived on Earth is officially recognized as Lucia Zarate, an American of Mexican origin, whose weight barely reached 2.1 kg in adulthood. She is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the lightest person in the world. The reason that Lucia weighed less than an ordinary cat was not anorexia, but another disease (congenital), popularly called dwarfism.

Lucia was born in 1863. According to some reports ("The Book of Facts", 1876 edition), it stopped growing as early as 1 year. Accordingly, the weight gain also stopped. At first she lived in Mexico, and then, as a 12-year-old girl, she moved with her parents to the United States. There, the fate of almost all people who differed in their parameters from those who are considered to be “normal” awaited her: she ended up in a circus. At that time, among the "venerable public" there were a lot of people who wanted to watch the "freak show" - the so-called performances with the participation of people who were distinguished by any developmental disabilities. Lucia took part in the Fairy Sisters program and others.

When she first moved to America, her height was measured by a group of doctors who were trying to determine the exact age of Lucia. Doctors were only able to establish that the child was exactly over 6 years old (according to the state of development of the teeth). Her lower leg at that time was only 2.5 cm thicker than the average person's thumb. In terms of mental development, the girl was no different from an ordinary child with average abilities, no lag was observed. Moreover, she spoke 2 languages ​​- her native Spanish and English.

Lucia was a great success. She earned so much that she could afford a maid who went on tour with her, a personal chef who prepared special dishes, sewed dresses from expensive materials. As she got older, she became interested in jewelry. In addition to the attendants, Lucia was always close to relatives. They took care of the girl the best they could. But they also failed to save the fragile creature from death: once the train on which Lucia and her family were traveling on the next tour got stuck on the way. The road was covered with snow, so much so that for several days neither the equipment nor the workers could clear it.

Lucia was warmed and fed, trying to keep the breath of life in a light as fluff body. Unfortunately, hypothermia nevertheless occurred (the air temperature outside dropped to -20 ° C), and it was cold in the cars where the passengers were inseparably). Lucia died on the way. After a couple of days, the tracks were cleared, and the train set off again, but without Lucia. The parents decided to bury their daughter in Mexico, at home. However, the customs officers, who heard about the unusual girl, decided to profit and did not let their parents cross the border, demanding a ransom. The case was settled with great difficulty, with the help of "the powers that be."

There are many types of sports, and running is one of them. How much adrenaline splashes out while running, when you know that everything is decided by a split second. Any sport requires concentration and willpower, but running clearly shows the desire to win. Athletes face a difficult task - to overtake other athletes, leaving them behind. Someone succeeds easily, but someone simply cannot cope with physical and moral stress.

Today we will talk about the fastest record holders in running over various distances. As usual, we have compiled a rating that includes both sprinters, marathon runners, and athletes performing at medium distances - Top 10 fastest people in the world in 2017.

10.

• Country: Kenya
• Was born: 2.03.1985
• Growth: 171 cm
• The weight: 51 kg

Let's start with Kenyan runner Patrick Makau. It is he who opens the top ten fastest people in the world. Patrick grew up with his brothers and sisters in a poor family, in a small village. When Patrick went to school, he covered the distance of eight kilometers - that's how much it took the road from home to school. He walked and ran. He used to run home for lunch, then the distance increased to 30 km, but he liked to run. In 2005, the hobby grew into something more serious. Taking part in the 2011 Berlin Marathon, 26-year-old Macau runs the Sunday race in two hours, three minutes, thirty-eight seconds, setting a new world record. Sadly, his achievement was beaten by Wilson Kipsang in 2013.

Sports achivments:

» Half marathon championship in 2007 and 2008 (silver in individual championship)

9. Moses Cheruiyot Mosop

• Country: Kenya
• Was born: 17.07.1985
• Growth: 152 cm
• The weight: 50 kg

The ninth line in the list of the fastest runners in the world in 2017 belongs to the Kenyan Moses Mosop. The great runner became famous for victories at twenty-five and thirty kilometer distances. Participating in the 2005 world championship, Moses managed to run ten thousand meters and get bronze. Moses' most impressive victory came in 2015. To do this, he ran a marathon in Xiamen (China) in a very short period of time, only two hours, six minutes, nineteen seconds.

Sports achivments:

» World Championship in 2005 (bronze at a distance of 10 km.)

8.

• Country: Kenya
• Was born: 22.04.1984
• Growth: 182 cm
• The weight: 58 kg

Dennis was born in Kenya. Dennis Kimetto's mother and father were running, but they did not think that their son would follow in their footsteps. As a child, Dennis worked on the farm with his parents. Once he began to watch performances at the Olympic Games - his compatriot spoke. Since then, inspired by Kimetto, he decided to combine his studies and running at a professional level. After Dennis started training, only a year passes and in 2012 he goes to the competition for the first time. Kimetto sets a world record in such a matter as running on a twenty-five km highway. Taking part in the great Sunday marathon in 2014, the Kenyan runner again surprises with a record two hours, two minutes, fifty-seven seconds. As a result, Dennis receives the title of the best marathon runner of the year and deservedly takes the eighth line in the ranking.

Sports achivments:

» Recognized by the International Marathon Association as.

• Country: Kenya
• Was born: 17.12.1988
• Growth: 188 cm
• The weight: 71 kg

Rudisha is ranked seventh along with the fastest people in the world. He specializes in athletics, predominantly in the 800 meters. David's father is a silver medalist in the great Olympic Games, which was an incentive for his son, and he began to run. David's talent for running was noticed during his school years. Since then, Rudisha started training with a good coach. He competes for the first time in 2000 and gets silver. Also at the 2012 Olympic Games, which were held in London, David easily overcomes a distance of eight hundred meters. An athlete in his prime and thanks to his youth has every chance to conquer the world with his victories.

Sports achivments:

» 2012 Olympics (gold at a distance of 800 m)

» World Championships in 2011 and 2015 (gold in the 800m)

» African Championships in 2008 and 2010 (gold at a distance of 800 m.)

» Commonwealth Games in 2014 (silver at a distance of 800 m)

6.

• Country: Eritrea
• Was born: 8.02.1982
• Growth: 160 cm
• The weight: 56 kg

The sixth place among the fastest people in the world goes to the Eritrean runner. Zersenai conquered the world five times, taking part in the half marathon, setting world records in his path and in the 20 km run. Few people know that the athlete was born in Erythea (State located in East Africa). Four times the country nominated participants for the Olympics, and only in 2004 did they manage to get bronze. It was Zersenai Tadese who earned the medal of honor in Athens.

Sports achivments:

» 2004 Olympics (bronze at a distance of 10 km.)

» World Championship 2009 (silver in 10km)

» Half Marathon World Championships 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009,2012 (gold in the individual championship) and in 2010 (silver in the individual championship)

5. Kenenisa Bekele Bayecha

• Country: Ethiopia
• Was born: 13.08.1982
• Growth: 165 cm
• The weight: 56 kg

The great Kenenisa Bayecha is from Ethiopia, he became the Olympic champion three times. He specializes in athletics, stubbornly overcoming distances of five and ten kilometers. Kenenisa successfully ran a marathon for the first time in 2014. Just like Patrick Macau, he had to run a huge distance to school. To avoid being late, Kenenisa ran for about ten kilometers. Such training only benefited - in 2002, the athlete won the world championship in running. In 2004-05, Baycha never ceases to please with his legendary victories in athletics, thanks to which he takes 5th place in the ranking of the fastest people in the world in 2017. Perhaps this athlete is not only one of the fastest people in the world, but also the most titled among all the runners in the ranking.

Sports achivments:

» Three-time Olympic gold medalist

» Five times became the owner of a gold medal in the world championships in running at the stadium and once in the hall

» 16 times World Cross Country Champion

» The winner of the "Golden League" at a distance of 5 km.

4. Hisham el-Gerrouj

• Country: Morocco
• Was born: 14.09.1974
• Growth: 176 cm
• The weight: 58 kg

A higher place in the ranking belongs to the Moroccan Olympic champion, who took gold twice. Also, Hisham El Guerrouj is a multiple world champion in athletics. Hisham became the record holder in running at distances of 1500, 1609 and 2000 meters and was named the world's best athlete three times. Unfortunately, in 2006, the athlete was injured and stopped running. But Hisham did not leave the sport, he simply changed his activities, becoming a member of the IOC.

Sports achivments:

» Two gold medals and one silver medal at the Olympic Games in 1.5 and 3 km.

» Four-time world champion in the 1.5 km run. Won silver twice

» Three-time gold medal winner at indoor championships

» Winner of the titles: the best athlete of the year (according to the IAAF in 2001, 2002 and 2003) and the best athlete in the world in 1999, 2001 and 2002

3.

• Country: USA
• Was born: 12/21/1959 (died in 1998)
• Growth: 170 cm
• The weight: 57 kg

For the first time, a girl appears in our ranking and takes a worthy third position. This representative of the “weaker sex” outperformed many men in her sports results and deservedly enters the top three fastest people on the planet in 2017. Florence became famous for running distances of one hundred and two hundred meters back in 1988, setting a planet record. And imagine, no one has yet been able to beat them. Unfortunately, a year later, Florence left the sport, and in 1990 she had her first heart attack. Griffith-Joyner died in her sleep. There were suspicions that she set records thanks to doping, but this fact has not yet been proven.

Sports achivments:

» Winner of three gold and two silver medals at the 1984 and 1988 Olympic Games in the 100 m and 200 m, as well as in the 4x100 m relay.

»One "gold" and one "silver" at the 1987 World Championships at a distance of 200 m and a 4x100 relay

2.

• Country: USA
• Was born: 13.09.1967
• Growth: 185 cm
• The weight: 78 kg

In second place is American athlete Michael Johnson, who won gold at the Olympic Games four times and became world champion eight times. Having set more than one world record, Michael is the most famous sprinter and track and field athlete of the late nineties. Specializes in distances of 200 and 400 meters. The greatest athlete can be distinguished among his rivals by an interesting manner of running - he ran with a straight back slightly tilted back. Rivals called this performance "absurd", but this did not stop Michael from climbing the sports Olympus. No one tried the athlete's peculiar running technique except Johnson himself. The first record was set at a distance of one hundred meters, which in 1994 the athlete overcame in just ten seconds. At thirty-one years old, the athlete runs four hundred meters in 43.18 seconds, thereby fixing a unique record in the competition in 1999.

Sports achivments:

» Four-time Olympic gold medalist

» Winner of 8 gold medals at the world championships

» Three gold medals at the Goodwill Games (distance 200 m)

1.

• Country: Jamaica
• Was born: 21.08.1986
• Growth: 195 cm
• The weight: 94 kg

So the first line of the ranking goes to the great runner Usain Bolt and he receives the title fastest man in the world in 2017.
He easily conquers the world of sports, gracefully sets unique records in the world, running short distances, and takes first place in competitions. In addition, Usain received Olympic gold six times. Note that there is simply no one to compare with the runner in the entire history of competitions in Jamaica. Bolt ran the 100 meters in 9.58 seconds, for which he was nicknamed "Lightning", and he also has four world records.
Usain Bolt rightfully deserves to win our ranking. For his achievements in athletics, Usain Bolt has been named the best athlete and champion of champions many times by various sports magazines and associations.

Sports achivments:

» Six gold medals at the Olympic Games in 2008 and 2012

» 11 gold and two silver medals at the world championships

» "Gold" at the Commonwealth Games in 2014

» Gold medal at the championship in Nassau (2005) in the 200 m.

Top 10 Fastest Runners in the World 2017 | Video

The problem of overweight is relevant in the era of fast food and office work, millions of people around the world are fighting for a beautiful silhouette. However, there are also people who are not just struggling, but are overweight, reaching incredible proportions.

1 place

The title of the heaviest man in history went to a woman from America. Her name is Carol Yeager and its weight is 727 kg . The main impulse that led her to this situation was an insane appetite due to psychological trauma.

Many clinics and nutritionists were replaced by Carol, but even after a record weight loss of 235 kg, the weight soon returned again. The diseases accompanying this degree of obesity did not recede. A fire truck was hired to hospitalize a woman, since her body was about 1.5 meters wide, it was impossible to put her in an ambulance.

2nd place

Saudi Arabian guy named Khaled Mohsen Al Shaeri ranks second in weight 610 kg . Fate decreed that at the age of 20 he had already gained maximum weight and could not move independently for more than two years. By order of the King of Saudi Arabia, the young man received medical assistance in weight loss.

3rd place

Manuel Uribe ranks third in the list of the heaviest people. Its maximum weight in 2001 was 587 kg . By 2007, on a special diet, the man had lost 381 kg. Moreover, in 2008, the wedding of Manuel and Claudia Solis took place, who came to look after his hair and nails. At the time of the wedding, Manuel's weight reached 330 kg, while his bride weighed 67 kg.

4th place

Rosalie Bradford with maximum weight 544 kg at one time was listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the fattest woman on the planet. This record did not remain with her, however, she set another record - as the thinnest woman. With the help of diets, exercises and specialists, Rosalie lost weight to 90 kg.

5th place

Michael Hebranco - a man who dedicated his life to the war with overweight. This man's maximum weight was 500 kg . Nevertheless, Michael repeatedly lost weight, the record figure for his minimum weight is 90 kg. A man with such a weight may look quite attractive, but he soon gained weight again up to 250 kg.

6th place

American Patrick Diuel - Another record holder in the list of the heaviest people on the planet. His peak weight was 490 kg , but the man pulled himself together and went to the clinic, where he was helped to reduce weight to 170 kg. Today Patrick weighs 193 kg.

7th place

The next place in the list of the heaviest people is occupied by Robert Earl Hughes from America. Robert's maximum weight mark was 486 kg . Already at the age of 6 he weighed 92 kg and during his life these figures increased at a terrifying rate. Interesting is the fact that the cause of Robert's death was measles, and not a disease caused by obesity.

8th place

Story Myra Rosales inspired millions of women around the world. Still would! After all, the girl managed to lose 400 kg, but at one time her weight reached 470 kg and she was on the verge of death. She now leads an active lifestyle, encourages others to fight for their health and recalls with horror a period of time when she could hardly move.

9th place

Kenneth Brumley He began his life path quite actively: he loved basketball, football and spent time on the move. But after the change of residence, a sedentary lifestyle led to weight gain up to 468 kg . To hospitalize the bedridden Kenneth, the fire department was forced to break through the wall of the house. The treatment was beneficial, in the first weeks the man lost almost 100 kg.

10th place

Donna Simpson - an amazing woman who not only does not want to lose her weight, but is also proud of it. But he was at his peak 285 kg ! Moreover, the woman endured and gave birth to a child, and now she sells her photographs in order to earn a living for a child.

October 08, 2013

amazing people

So many people are not only keenly interested in the Guinness Book of Records, but also try to achieve their own record, which everyone would admire. But until this happens, you can study the achievements of other champions.

The world-famous Guinness Book of Records has a huge number of record holders, and sometimes their achievements are so unimaginable that you just wonder how people could even think of this before. Of course, you can be surprised for a long time, but I wanted to talk in more detail on the topic: "The lightest people in the world."

Subject for discussion

As it turned out from the original source, the easiest person in the world was a girl named Lucia Zarate, who was born back in 1863 in the provincial town of San Carlos, Mexico. She was not much different in development from her peers, but still her weight becomes a subject for discussion. The fact is that a Mexican woman at the age of 17 weighed only 2 kilograms 130 grams, and this despite the fact that her height reached 63 cm. For comparison, it can be reported that a child at birth even has large parameters, let alone a young girl . It would seem that the height corresponds to the weight, but the doctors were sure that it was below the norm, which is why they kept Lucia under eternal medical supervision.

The parents were also concerned about the health of their daughter, who, by the way, had an average height and weight. It was then that everyone decided that it was time for her to get better. The doctors put her on a strict diet, according to which Zarate had to gain one kilogram per month; however, as practice has shown, three long years of high-calorie nutrition were not wasted, and the weight of the young charmer almost tripled and almost reached the mark of seven kilograms. According to all the same doctors, Lucia met her twentieth birthday at a weight of six kilograms, four hundred grams. But this figure was too small for the Mexican to lead a normal life, however, for the Guinness Book of Records, her figures were just right.

Pair for inch

Little is known about this charmer: a head the size of a man's fist, a mop of brown hair and an unrealistically large nose, clearly intended for a larger face. Her gaze was frightening, and the men stayed away from this non-standard person. Perhaps this was the reason for her grumpy nature. Lucia was very loud and capricious, demanding and arrogant, while she was characterized by frequent outbursts of rage and aggression. She died at the age of 27 (in 1890), ill with influenza, and was buried near present-day California. There is no information about her personal life, but it is only known that she never had children.

A worthy couple was found for such a "Thumbelina", and although the man lived one century earlier than Lucia Zarate, his record weight was also noted by the famous Guinness Book of Records as the smallest among the males. It is important to note that the lungs of men in history are much smaller than women, but they still existed. So, the lightest man lived in the eighteenth century in the province of Great Britain called Lantrisanta. By the age of seven, his weight reached a little more than eight kilograms, and his weight was about 60 cm. This indicator was significantly different from his peers, so the doctors were also keenly interested in his health, trying to find a logical explanation for why such tiny people with weight are born from time to time. fluffs. What is the reason for such a pathological thinness of a teenager is still unknown, but when he died in 1754, he weighed no more than six kilograms, becoming another record holder in the Guinness Book of Records.

tiny people

Such records fill history, because in every century such an unusual person appeared. In fairness, it is worth noting that it was women who were most often miniature, however, midgets were sometimes found among men. Such "instances" were under the close attention of specialists who tried not only to choose a method for intensive weight gain, but also to scientifically investigate this human phenomenon.

To date, of all living tiny people, the Guinness Book of Records has recognized that in the nomination "the lightest people", or rather "the smallest people", the Filipino Junri Baluing won, who at the age of 18 has a height of 55.8 cm. The weight of the guy is not specified , but it is known that his predecessor, the champion from Nepal Khagendra Tapa Magar, with a height of 67 cm, weighed only 5.5 kg. And, nevertheless, Baluing had to wait for his majority to become the winner in this nomination;. He himself rejoices at his record, because now the whole world knows about his phenomenon, and perhaps in the near future he will be able to find a life partner suitable for his growth.

In conclusion, we can only add that there are many such small people, but not all of them declare themselves, wanting to get into the famous book of records. However, their growth never ceases to amaze.