Dzhambulat Khatokhov

Dzhambulat Mikhailovich "Dzhambik" Khatokhov (Russian: Джамбулат Михайлович Хатохов, 24 September 1999 in Terek – 29 December 2020) was the world's heaviest child from 2003, according to the Guinness Book of Records.[1]

Dzhambulat Khatokhov
Born(1999-09-24)24 September 1999
Terek, Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia
Died29 December 2020(2020-12-29) (aged 21)
NationalityRussian
Known forWorld's heaviest child

Biography

At the age of eight, Dzhambik and his mother visited Japan to be part of a television program, "Impossible", on Fuji Television.[1] His mother, Nelya Kabardarkova denied all accusations of fuelling his growth and said she was encouraging Dzhambik's wish to become a sumo wrestler. Dzhambik also attended sumo battles. On 10 July 2003, he wrestled Georgy Bibilauri, another heavy boy in the Georgian capital Tbilisi. At that time he was nearly 4 years old and had 56 kg, and Georgy was 5 years old and had 50 kg. The both periods took a few seconds, after Dzhambik fell to the ground.[2][3] At age 7 he was 4 ft 3 and weighed 220 lb while his brother was double his age but half his weight. By the age of 9, Dzhambik weighed 146.1 kg (322 lb).

Doctors were unsure of the cause of his fast growth. In 2008, the British doctor Ian Campbell,[4] one of the world's leading experts in obesity, visited Dzhambik and performed a series of tests on him at a Moscow clinic where he was treated every year for his obesity.[1] The tests showed that 9 year old Dzhambik's bones were the size of an average 13-year-old boy. He was also tested for anabolic steroids, which can cause abnormal bone growth, but the results were negative. As shown on an episode of Body Shock, Campbell and other health care professionals urged Dzambik's mother to help the boy eat a better diet and lose weight to improve his health, but Nelya rejected their advice and insisted the boy was healthy and capable of becoming a sumo wrestler or other sportsman. In 2006, journalist Nick Paton Walsh wrote in The Guardian that Nelya demanded money in order for him to meet Dzambik; Walsh hesitated as such payments were against Guardian policy but eventually relented, paying £160 or about 8000 rubles.[5]

Dzhambik's size earned him the nickname Sosruko after an ancient hero from local mythology. Sosruko was a giant, a fierce warrior who protected his people and embodied qualities people in the Caucasus greatly respect: strength and size. According to Nelya Kabardarkova, her son's grandfather was also known as a Bogatyr, a Russian word for a sort of gentle giant.

Dzhambik appeared on many Russian TV Shows, but gained world recognition through the UK Channel 4 series BodyShock in the episode "World's Biggest Boy"[6] which aired on many TV channels around the world.

In August 2017 Dzhambulat weighed 230 kg and decided to lose weight. His goal was to lose up to 120 kg.[7] By his 18th birthday he had lost 54 kg and weighed 176 kg, achieving this together with the trainer Yusif Nurullaev. He said: "The trainer literally kept track of every portion of food I was about to eat. I photographed my plate with my phone before eating and sent it to Yusif. If I forgot to do this, it means that he believed that I ate more than allowed, and loaded me more during training session. This disciplined me a lot."[8]

Death

His death was announced on 29 December 2020. He was 21. No cause of death was given.[9] Media reported that he died due to kidney problems.[10]

Weight development
AgeWeightWeight of a ...[11][12]
Birth2.9 kg / 6.4 lbs / 0.5 stnormal baby
112.7 kg / 27 lbs / 2 st3 year old
455.8 kg / 123 lbs / 8.8 st14 year old
689.7 kg / 198 lbs / 14.1 stgrown man
8132.9 kg / 293 lbs / 20.9 st
9146 kg / 322 lbs / 23 st
10126 kg / 278 lbs / 19.8 st
12175 kg / 389 lbs / 27.6 st [13]

190 kg / 419 lbs / 29.9 st [14]

16226 kg / 498 lbs / 35.6 st [15]
17230 kg[8]
18176 kg[8]

References
  1. "The biggest kid on the planet" (in Russian). NMN Russia. 9 June 2008. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
  2. https://www.newsru.com/sport/10jul2003/564787655.html
  3. Giant toddlers meet for wrestling match (2003) on YouTube
  4. "The world's biggest boy". 8 October 2013. Archived from the original on 2 November 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
  5. "I like to be big". London: The Guardian. 26 May 2006. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
  6. "World's biggest boy". Channel 4. 26 November 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
  7. БЕЛЯЕВА, Алена (26 September 2018). "Как самый толстый мальчик в мире похудел на 54 килограмма". kp.ru.
  8. ШАПОВАЛОВ, Антон (28 December 2020). ""Самый толстый малыш в мире" умер в возрасте 21 года". kp.ru.
  9. "Russian dubbed 'world's heaviest boy' by Guinness dies aged 21". Tass. 29 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  10. https://www.eurosport.ru/sumo/story_sto8048321.shtml
  11. "Wachstums- und Gewichtskurven in Perzentilen (Jungen 0 - 18 Jahre)" (PDF) (in German).
  12. "Fattest child-world record set by Dzhambik Khatokhov". 22 July 2009. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  13. "The Kabardian champion congratulated the Tvalavadze family for the birth of a "bogatyr" boy" (in Russian). Sputnik Georgia. 26 June 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  14. "The boy lost 100 kilograms" (in Russian). 28 April 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  15. "The mightiest child in the world lives in the Northern Caucasus" (in Russian). 24 March 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.

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