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Israel Kamakawiwoʻole (1959–1997), Hawaiian singer whose weight peaked at 343 kg (756 lb; 54 st 0 lb). Paul Kimelman (born 1947), holder of Guinness World Record for the greatest weight-loss in the shortest amount of time (1982). Billy and Benny McCrary, holders of Guinness World Records's World's Heaviest Twins.
Human body weight is a person's mass or weight. Strictly speaking, body weight is the measurement of mass without items located on the person. Practically though, body weight may be measured with clothes on, but without shoes or heavy accessories such as mobile phones and wallets, and using manual or digital weighing scales .
Like his contemporary and future rival Doug Hepburn, Anderson quickly identified the squat as the most important exercise for developing strength. [8] On December 27, 1952, he set a new world record of 660.5 lb (299.6 kg) at the Chattanooga and Tennessee Weightlifting Championships, done at a bodyweight of 285 lbs (129.3 kg).
When discharged from the hospital, he weighed 476 lb (216 kg; 34 st), having lost 924 lb (419 kg; 66 st), the largest human weight loss ever documented at the time. [16] He hoped to eventually reach a weight of about 210 lb (95 kilograms; 15 stone), stating, "I've waited 37 years to get this chance at a new life". [21]
He had regained much of the weight he previously lost, and weighed 1,025 pounds (465 kg) at the time of his death. Emergency rescuers from the Hempstead Fire Department cut a 15-by-9-foot (4.6 by 2.7 m) hole in the bedroom wall to remove his body from the premises.
As a 19-year-old, Paul reached his peak weight; more than 520 pounds (235 kg). Starting in 1967, as a New Year's resolution, he decided to start fasting to lose weight because he was tired of being ridiculed. [2] In an interview posted in the Boca Raton News on March 22, 1981, Paul made this statement on the resolution, "I quit eating right there.
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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 21 January 2025. Relative weight based on mass and height Medical diagnostic method Body mass index (BMI) Chart showing body mass index (BMI) for a range of heights and weights in both metric and imperial. Colours indicate BMI categories defined by the World Health Organization ; underweight, normal ...