Olivier Rioux
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Born
2006 (19 years old)
Terrebonne, Quebec, CanadaPosition
Center
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White
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32
Height
7 ft 9 in (2.36 m)
Weight
305 lb (138 kg)
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Olivier Rioux (born February 2, 2006) is a Canadian college basketball player for the Florida Gators of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Guinness World Records declared him the tallest teenager in the world in 2021 when he measured 7 ft 5 in (2.26 m) at age 15. He now stands 7 ft 9 in (2.36 m) tall.
Early life and high school career
Olivier Rioux was born in Terrebonne on February 2, 2006, to Jean-François, a 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) photographer and former volleyball player, and Anne Gariépy, who is 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) and works at the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC). His older brother, Émile, who is 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m), has also played basketball. The family has resided in the Anjou borough of Montreal and the suburb of Beloeil.
Rioux started playing basketball when he was five. Both he and Émile played for multiple Canadian AAU teams. Rioux first gained attention while playing internationally for the French Phenoms at 12, because by then he was already 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m). He played for Real Madrid prior to attending IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. He also played for Canadian AAU team Brookwood Elite.
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