Zeng Jinlian (simplified Chinese: 曾金莲; traditional Chinese: 曾金蓮; pinyin: Zēng Jīnlián, 26 June 1964 – 13 February 1982) was a Chinese teenage girl who is the tallest woman verified in modern times, [1] surpassing Jane Bunford's record.

2025年2月18日 · Zeng Jinlian is the tallest woman ever recorded. She was born #OTD in 1964 and grew to a height of 246.3 cm (8 ft 1 in) before her death in 1982. Zeng was born on 26 June 1964 to a lower middle-class household and records show that she had three siblings.

Zeng Jinlian (China, b. 26 June 1964) of Yujiang village in the Bright Moon Commune, Hunan Province, measured 246.3 cm (8 ft 1 in) when she died on 13 February 1982. She began to grow abnormally from the age of four months and stood 156 cm (5 ft 1 1/2 in) before her fourth birthday and 217 cm (7 ft 1 1/2 in) when she was aged 13.

2023年10月19日 · Zeng Jinlian remains the tallest woman ever recorded in medical history. She surpassed Jane Bunford’s record of 7 ft 11 in (241.3 cm), who died in 1922 at the age of 26. Zeng also held the record for the tallest person alive for a brief period in 1982 after Don Koehler’s death until Gabriel Estêvão Monjane’s recognition.

Zeng Jinlian (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 16 individuals in medical history who reached a verified eight feet or more.

2023年10月19日 · Zeng Jinlian (曾金蓮) held the record for the tallest woman in recent history at 8 feet, 1.75 inches (2.48 m). The giantess was born on June 26, 1964, in Nanzui, Yuanjiang, Hunan, and died on February 13, 1982, likely in Changsha.

Zeng Jinlian became the tallest woman verified in modern times, in 1981, surpassing Jane Bunford's record. In the year between Don Koehler's death and her own, she surpassed fellow "eight-footers" Gabriel Estêvão Monjane and Suleiman Ali Nashnush.

Zeng Jinlian became the tallest woman verified in modern times, in 1981, surpassing Jane Bunford's record. In the year between Don Koehler's death and her own, she surpassed fellow "eight-footers" Gabriel Estêvão Monjane and Suleiman Ali Nashnush.

2025年1月18日 · Zeng Jinlian (June 26, 1964 – February 13, 1982) was a Chinese woman renowned for being the tallest woman in recorded history, with a height of 8 feet 1.75 inches (248.3 cm). Born in Yujiang County, Jiangxi Province, China, Zeng’s extraordinary height resulted from an overactive pituitary gland leading to gigantism.

Zeng Jinlian (simplified Chinese: 曾金莲; traditional Chinese: 曾金蓮; pinyin: Zēng Jīnlián; June 25, 1964 – February 13, 1982) was the tallest woman ever verified...