7'9" at Eighteen-year-old Olivier Rioux
, the tallest teenager in the world according to Guinness World Records, was already 6'1" when he was just eight years old.
Now, he is 7'9" and will be playing basketball for the University of Florida Gators. He is eight inches taller than Shaquille O'Neal but still moves around just fine.
Olivier recently finished high school and is still growing. He was previously listed at 7'7". Along with being the world's tallest teenager, he has a shoe size of 20.
Amazingly, he was over 6 feet tall by the age of eight and almost 7 feet tall in sixth grade.
Olivier is from Quebec.
His dad is 6'8" and his mom is 6'2". According to the Florida Gators' website, he is listed as 7'9" and weighs 290 pounds.
FOR THOSE THAT ASK: Where do you get all this stuff...my old HS basketball coach messaged it to me on Facebook.
Now, he is 7'9" and will be playing basketball for the University of Florida Gators. He is eight inches taller than Shaquille O'Neal but still moves around just fine.
Olivier recently finished high school and is still growing. He was previously listed at 7'7". Along with being the world's tallest teenager, he has a shoe size of 20.
Amazingly, he was over 6 feet tall by the age of eight and almost 7 feet tall in sixth grade.
Olivier is from Quebec.
His dad is 6'8" and his mom is 6'2". According to the Florida Gators' website, he is listed as 7'9" and weighs 290 pounds.
FOR THOSE THAT ASK: Where do you get all this stuff...my old HS basketball coach messaged it to me on Facebook.
