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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{About|the [[Indian people|Indian]] [[bodybuilder]]|musician|Aditya Dev (musician)}}<br />
{{short description|Indian body builder, a solder, entertainer and dancer (1988-2012)}}<br />
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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Aditya 'Romeo' Dev<br />
| alias = Aditya Kumar (Mitthu)<br />
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| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1988|11|01}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Phagwara, India]]<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2012|09|13|1988|11|01}}<br />
| death_place = [[Jalandhar, India]]<br />
| occupation = [[Body building|Body builder]], entertainer, dancer<br />
| networth =<br />
| height = 84 cm<br />
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'''Aditya 'Romeo' Dev''' (1 November 1988 &ndash; 13 September 2012) was an Indian [[body building|bodybuilder]], entertainer and dancer with [[dwarfism]] made famous by being reported in the British press in February 2008.<ref name="telegraph.co.uk">{{Cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=%2Fnews%2F2008%2F02%2F12%2Fwromeo112.xml |title=Romeo Dev, the world's smallest bodybuilder - Telegraph |date=2008-04-03 |access-date=2017-02-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080403104427/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=%2Fnews%2F2008%2F02%2F12%2Fwromeo112.xml |archive-date=2008-04-03 }}</ref> Romeo could [[shoulder press]] custom made 2&nbsp;kg [[dumbbells]], a notable feat given his 14&nbsp;kg (30&nbsp;lbs.) body weight and 84&nbsp;cm (2' 9") height.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}} Although it has not been published in a [[Guinness World Records]] book, in 2006 they recognized him to be the "world's smallest bodybuilder".<ref name="abc1">{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2012/09/13/worlds-smallest-bodybuilder-dies-at-age-23/ |title=World's Smallest Bodybuilder Dies at Age 23 |date=13 September 2012 |work=ABC News}}</ref><br />
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Romeo had a head of {{cvt|38|cm}} and a chest of {{cvt|51|cm}}. He maintained his figure by working with his trainer Ranjeet Pal.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,330460,00.html|title=World's Smallest Bodybuilder, Aditya 'Romeo' Dev of India, Causing Huge Stir|date=2008-02-12|work=Fox News|access-date=2017-02-28|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090918221919/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,330460,00.html|archive-date=18 September 2009|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><br />
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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 [[primordial dwarfism|MOPD II]], which was the cause of Dev's small stature.{{Citation needed|date=February 2011}}<br />
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He died on 13 September 2012 after a [[brain aneurysm]] rupture.<ref name="abc1"/><br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Aditya-Dev-Worlds-Tiniest-Bodybuilder/112312215513254 Official Aditya 'Romeo' Dev Facebook web page]<br />
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[[Category:1988 births]]<br />
[[Category:Indian bodybuilders]]<br />
[[Category:Sportspeople with dwarfism]]<br />
[[Category:2012 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:People from Kapurthala district]]<br />
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