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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.

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

    Jun 21, 2024 · CNN — At eight years old, he was 6’ 1”. By sixth grade, he was almost 7 feet tall. And now, as an incoming college freshman, he’s listed at 7’9’’ — and poised to be the tallest college...

  3. 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] Rioux now stands at 7 ft 9 in (2.36 m) [3] tall.

  4. olympics.com › en › newsOlivier Rioux: Top facts you did not know about 7'9" Canadian ...

    Nov 4, 2024 · But now, as a college basketball freshman at the University of Florida, Rioux is courting even more notice as he prepares to become the tallest player in college basketball ever, surpassing the record previously held by Kenny George (7ft 7in).

  5. www.ap.org › news-highlights › spotlightsAt 7 feet, 9 inches, Olivier Rioux is the world’s tallest ...

    Oct 29, 2024 · The cheerful guy known as “Oli” will become the tallest to play college hoops, supplanting 7-foot-7 Kenny George of UNC Asheville (2006-08). He’s 2 inches (5 centimeters) taller than former NBA giants Gheorghe Muresan and Manute Bol, and 3 inches taller than popular big men Yao Ming, Tacko Fall and Shawn Bradley.

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

    Oct 29, 2024 · The cheerful guy known as “Oli” will become the tallest to play college hoops, supplanting 7-foot-7 Kenny George of UNC Asheville (2006-08). He’s 2 inches taller than former NBA giants Gheorghe...

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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 · The cheerful guy known as “Oli” will become the tallest to play college hoops, supplanting 7-foot-7 Kenny George of UNC Asheville (2006-08). He’s 2 inches (5 centimeters) taller than former NBA...

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