1. Wang Fengjun 1978 2.46m
Born in a poor household in the countryside (where China's one-child law was rarely enforced) he was the 5th of 6 children. His parents and siblings are of normal height. In 2000, when he was 22, a surgery was performed to remove a tumor on the pituitary gland that resulted in excess growth hormone excretion.
2. Zhang Juncai 1967 2.42m
Again, born in the countryside, last of 5 children. Had 2 surgeries to remove a pituitary tumor around 2000, like Wang.
3. Zhang Huan 1986 2.38m (see below)
4. Huang Changqiu 1966 2.36m
Born in the countryside. Mother is only 150cm, but father is above average (reports vary from 180cm to 196cm). All sisters are over 175cm. Had a complete checkup in 1993, and the physician considered him healthy. Reportedly still growing after 30 years old. A 2004 X ray in a bigger city hospital revealed that he has stopped growing. All checkups in different cities reveal that his growth hormone level in the blood is "average". (Maybe he just had a longer adolescence).
5. Bao Xishun 1951 2.36m
An ethnic Mongolian born in the countryside. Father 180cm, mother 160cm. All siblings are of normal height. Like Huang, checkups revealed a normal growth hormone level as well as healthy heart and lungs.
6. Wang Xinfeng 1966 2.35m
Born in a very poor village, he had an accident in 1986 while working on the railway where he injured his left knee. Short on money, he decided not to treat the leg and became a disabled. The village finally managed to raise some money in 2004 for him to go to the city for treatment. However it was also diagnosed that he has diabetes, as well as a pituitary tumor 3.6cm wide. Through newspapers in the city, donations were raised for his diabetes treatment but I guess tumor surgery was delayed.
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Sun Mingming 1983 2.33m
Born in a poor village, his parents and siblings are all of normal height. Did 2 surgeries to remove his pituitary tumor in 2005 and 2006, in Los Angeles, CA and Winston-Salem, NC respectively, after coming to the US for minor league basketball. A number of generous people donated money for his surgeries.
8. Liu Wenge 1967 2.32m
Only one of 8 children with an unusual height. Grew until the age of 34. Practiced some basketball in an attempt to start from college amateur league once.
9. Wang Tongxin 1980 2.30m
Considered healthy. Played basketball for 7 years, including a long stay in Zhejiang's junior team until an injury in 1997 forced him to quit. His parents and sister are only 160+cm though.
10. Liu Fuying 2.30m Age? (Played for Bayi from 1979-1982.)
Like I said was a basketball player for 3-4 years. Not many reports on him as he's retired at home.
11. Jiang Baocheng 1980 2.30m (See below)
12.
Mu Tiezhu 1949 2.28m
The best basketball player of the bunch (great mid-range shots), although unathletic and uncoordinated as you can ever find. In the 70s many were concerned that he has acromegaly and may die on the court, but the diagnosis was not definite. Mu is retired and has 2 kids, both of them adults of normal height.
13. Yang Dianshun 1941 2.28m
Once played basketball for Beijing Team. There's only one article on the Internet, in which the old man igored the reporter who singled him out for his height. ..
