Manuel Uribe

For other people named Manuel Uribe, see Manuel Uribe (disambiguation).
For the Uruguayan politician, see Manuel Oribe.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Uribe and the second or maternal family name is Garza.
Manuel Uribe
Uribe on his wedding day in October 2008
Born
Manuel Uribe Garza

(1965-06-11)11 June 1965
Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Died26 May 2014(2014-05-26) (aged 48)
Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
OccupationComputer repairman
Known forThird heaviest person ever recorded
Spouses
First wife
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(m. 1987⁠–⁠1992)​
Claudia Solís
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(m. 2008⁠–⁠2010)​

Manuel Uribe Garza (11 June 1965 – 26 May 2014) was a Mexican man who was morbidly obese to one of the greatest extents known in recorded history.[1] After reaching a peak weight of around 600 kg (1,300 lb)[2] and having been unable to leave his bed since 2002,[3] he lost approximately 230 kg (510 lb)—over one third of his body weight—with the help of doctors and nutritionists by February 2008.[4] However, he died in his hometown on 26 May 2014 weighing 394 kg (869 lb).[3]

Uribe drew worldwide attention in January 2006, when he made an emotional plea on a Mexican television network that prompted both private and public assistance.[5] He was also featured on The World's Heaviest Man, a 2007 television documentary about his bedridden life and attempts to overcome his obesity,[6] and in The World's Heaviest Man Gets Married, a similar documentary that was broadcast in 2009 by the Discovery Channel.[7]

  1. ^ Lynch, Kevin (27 May 2014). "Manuel Uribe, the world's heaviest man, passes away at 48". Guinness World Records. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Remembering Manuel Uribe, the World s Heaviest Man". mid-day.com. 11 June 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  3. ^ a b McCoy, Terrence (27 May 2014). "Once the world's heaviest man, Manuel Uribe dies". Washington Post. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  4. ^ "World's fattest man drops 230 kilos (507 pounds)". Sydney Morning Herald. 13 February 2008. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  5. ^ Rodríguez, Olga R. (26 June 2006). "Half-ton Mexican man loses 200 pounds in four months, ponders gastric bypass surgery". San Diego Union-Tribune. Associated Press. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  6. ^ "World's Heaviest Man". Discovery Channel. 2007. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  7. ^ "World's Heaviest Man Gets Married". Discovery Channel. 2009. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.