What was the heaviest recorded human's weight?

Question

What was the heaviest recorded human's weight?

Answer 1

Manuel Uribe, Mexico

At his peak, he weighed 560kg, or 1234lb, or 88st. That's half a ton.

Answer 2

According to wikianswers the heaviest known person was Jon Minnoch and he weighed over 1,400 lbs.

For a history of this topic, you may try the following link http://www.dimensionsmagazine.com/dimtex...  

But I am not sure how reliable it (or wikianswers) is.