Pureviin Gongor #LASTOFTHEOLDWORLDGIANTS

The man in the image is Pureviin Gongor, famously known as Ondor Gongor (meaning "Tall Gongor"). He lived from approximately 1880 until the late 1920s.

Official Height

Commonly Cited Height: The most frequent "official" record of his height is 2.36 meters (7 feet 9 inches).

Historical Claims: Some historical accounts from his era claimed he was as tall as 2.45 meters (8 feet).

Modern Estimates: Based on photographic analysis comparing him to the average height of people around him, some researchers estimate he was likely between 2.22 and 2.24 meters (around 7 feet 4 inches).

Who

Background: Gongor was a Mongolian man with gigantism who became a legendary figure in his country.

Roles: He held several positions at the court of the Bogd Khan, the ruler of Mongolia, serving as a bodyguard, a wrestler, and an elephant keeper.

Where and When

Location: This photograph was taken in Urga, which is the modern-day Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar.

Date: The image was captured in 1922 by the famous American explorer Roy Chapman Andrews.

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