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  1. www.cbc.ca › sports › basketballAt 7-foot-9, Canada's Olivier Rioux is world's tallest teen ...

    Oct 29, 2024 · Canada's Olivier Rioux, a seven-foot-nine NCAA college basketball player at Florida, wears a size 20 shoe, can dunk without leaving his feet and has a nearly unstoppable hook shot. (John Raoux ...

  2. www.youtube.com › watchAt 7 feet, 9 inches, Olivier Rioux is the world's tallest ...

    GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Towering at an astounding 7 feet, 9 inches, Olivier Rioux is not only the world’s tallest teenager but also a rising force on the Un...

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  3. www.cnn.com › 2024/06/21 › sportAt 7’9", Olivier Rioux is about to become the tallest college ...

    Jun 21, 2024 · At eight years old, Olivier Rioux was 6’ 1”. By sixth grade, he was 6’11”. And now, as an incoming freshman at the University of Florida, he’s poised to be the tallest college basketball ...

  4. apnews.com › article › worlds-tallest-teenager-d1cAt 7 feet, 9 inches, Olivier Rioux is the world’s tallest ...

    Olivier Rioux, 7-foot-9 NCAA college basketball player at Florida, moves the ball downcourt at the team’s practice, Friday, Oct. 18, 2024, in Gainesville, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) Rioux grew up in Terrebonne, Quebec, and realized at an early age he was different. He was taller than most of his teachers in elementary school, crossed the 6 ...

  5. montreal.ctvnews.ca › at-7-feet-9-inches-olivierMontreal-area teen Olivier Rioux is the world's tallest teen ...

    Oct 29, 2024 · Olivier Rioux, centre, a 7-foot-9 NCAA college basketball player at Florida, takes a break at practice with teammates Kajus Kublickas, left, and Kevin Pazmino (2), Friday, Oct. 18, 2024, in ...

  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Olivier_RiouxOlivier Rioux - Wikipedia

    Olivier Rioux (born February 2, 2006) is a Canadian college basketball player for the Florida Gators of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). [1] Guinness World Records declared him the tallest teenager in the world in 2021, when aged 15 at 7 ft 5 in (2.26 m). [ 2 ]

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  8. sports.yahoo.com › meet-world-tallest-teen-7Meet the world’s tallest teen, a 7’9” college basketball player

    Oct 30, 2024 · Olivier Rioux, center, a 7-foot-9 NCAA college basketball player at Florida, takes a break at practice with teammates Kajus Kublickas, left, and Kevin Pazmino (2), Friday, Oct. 18, 2024, in ...

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