Zeng Jinlian

Zeng Jinlian
Born	(1964-06-26)June 26, 1964
Died	February 13, 1982(1982-02-13) (aged 17) Hunan, China
Known for	Tallest verified woman
Height	8 ft 1.75 in (248.29 cm)

Zeng Jinlian (June 26, 1964 – February 13, 1982) was the tallest modernly verified female person, taking over 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's growth patterns were close to Robert Wadlow as shown in the table below.

Age	Height of Zeng Jinlian	Height of Robert Wadlow
4	5 ft 1.5 in (1.56 m)	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
13	7 ft 1.5 in (2.17 m)	7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)
16	7 ft 10.5 in (2.40 m)	8 ft 1.5 in (2.48 m)
17	8 ft 1.75 in (2.48 m)	8 ft 3 in (2.51 m)

See also

• List of tallest people