Aditya 'Romeo' Dev (1 November 1988 – 13 September 2012) was an
Indian bodybuilder, entertainer and dancer with
dwarfism
Dwarfism is a condition wherein an organism is exceptionally small, and mostly occurs in the animal kingdom. In humans, it is sometimes defined as an adult height of less than , regardless of sex; the average adult height among people with dw ...
made famous by being reported in the British press in February 2008.
Romeo could
shoulder press
The overhead press is an upper-body weight training exercise in which the trainee presses a weight overhead while seated or standing. It is mainly used to develop the anterior deltoid muscles of the shoulder. The standing version was once a compone ...
custom made 2 kg
dumbbells, a notable feat given his 14 kg (30 lbs.) body weight and 84 cm (2' 9") height. Although it has not been published in a
Guinness World Records book, in 2006 they recognized him to be the "world's smallest bodybuilder".
Romeo had a head of and a chest of . He maintained his figure by working with his trainer Ranjeet Pal.
In summer of 2008, Dev was diagnosed with
aneurysms which, if left untreated, are a serious threat to his life. Aneurysms and
Moyamoya are common symptoms of the syndrome
MOPD II, which was the cause of Dev's small stature.
He died on 13 September 2012 after a
brain aneurysm rupture.
References
External links
Official Aditya 'Romeo' Dev Facebook web page
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1988 births
Indian bodybuilders
Sportspeople with dwarfism
2012 deaths
People from Kapurthala district
Deaths from intracranial aneurysm