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Olivier Rioux (born February 2, 2006) is a Canadian basketball player. Guinness World Records declared him the tallest teenager in the world in 2021, when aged 15 at 7 ft 5 in (2.26 m). [1] Now, 7 ft 9 in (2.36 m), Rioux committed to play for the Florida Gators. [2]
Jun 21, 2024 · Olivier Rioux, once the record holder as the tallest teenager in the world, is now listed on the University of Florida’s men’s basketball roster after committing to the Gators last fall.
Jun 20, 2024 · We took this picture together two years ago, at the time, Olivier Rioux was 7-foot 6 inches. He is now 7-9. The incoming Florida freshman will be the tallest player in college basketball...
Guinness World Record holder for tallest teenager, Rioux stood 6-foot-1 at age eight, 6-foot-11 by sixth grade and crossed the 7-foot mark the summer before entering seventh grade. Appeared with Canada’s national team in several FIBA events, including the 2024 U18 FIBA AmeriCup, 2023 U19 World Cup, the 2022 U17 World Cup and the 2021 U16 ...
Jun 20, 2024 · We took this picture together two years ago, at the time, Olivier Rioux was 7-foot 6 inches. He is now 7-9. The incoming Florida freshman will be the tallest player in college basketball...
Jun 19, 2024 · Florida men's basketball commit Olivier Rioux has grown to 7'9", per the team's official website, extending his own Guinness World Record as the tallest teenager in the world.
Jun 20, 2024 · Olivier Rioux stands at an astounding 7'9" — and he's not done growing. At just 18 years old, Rioux is the tallest teenager in the world, according to the Guinness Book of World Records.
Olivier Rioux is a 7-foot6- center that takes up immense space on the floor but isn't the most fleet of foot. In short minutes, Rioux can come into a game to clog the paint, shield opponents...
Jun 20, 2024 · Olivier Rioux, best known as the Montrealer giant on the IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) basketball team, is more than a basketball player — he takes pleasure in the arts, raving about abstract...
Nov 9, 2023 · Rioux earned the honor as the world's tallest teenager in December 2020, being measured just a smidge over 7-foot-5 by Guinness World Records. The Quebec native, who now plays basketball at IMG...
