Olivier Rioux

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Born
2006 (20 years old)
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Terrebonne, Quebec, Canada

Position
Center

Status
Active

Ethnicity
White

Team Number
22

Height
7 ft 9 in (2.36 m)

Weight
305 lb (138 kg)

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Sport

Basketball

Team
UC Irvine

League
NCAA Division I Basketball Mens

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Description

Olivier Rioux (born February 2, 2006) is a Canadian college basketball player for the UC Irvine Anteaters of the Big West Conference. He previously played for the Florida Gators. Guinness World Records declared him as the tallest teenager in the world in 2021 when he measured 7 ft 5 in (2.26 m) at the age of 15. As of 2025, he 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.