# 15 yo Olivier Rioux is world’s tallest teenager — he’s 7’ 5”

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Tags:** basketball-nba\
**Created:** [November 27, 2021, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/15-yo-olivier-rioux-is-world-s-tallest-teenager-he-s-7-5/955010 "2021-11-27T03:34:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2021, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/15-yo-olivier-rioux-is-world-s-tallest-teenager-he-s-7-5/955010/1 "2021-11-27T03:34:40Z")

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[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/vDyl-EIWWzc/maxresdefault.jpg "7'5 15-Year-Old Olivier Rioux IMG Debut! Guinness World Record For Tallest Teenager!") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDyl-EIWWzc)

He’s shown playing basketball.

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**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2021, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/15-yo-olivier-rioux-is-world-s-tallest-teenager-he-s-7-5/955010/2 "2021-11-27T06:16:53Z")

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He’s moves pretty well. I hope he’s not still growing.

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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2021, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/15-yo-olivier-rioux-is-world-s-tallest-teenager-he-s-7-5/955010/3 "2021-11-27T14:04:16Z")

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As someone who’s known a lot of teenagers, I wonder how tall he was six months or a year ago.

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**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2021, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/15-yo-olivier-rioux-is-world-s-tallest-teenager-he-s-7-5/955010/4 "2021-11-27T14:31:04Z")

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Shawn Bradley was 6’8 when he was about 14 and was 7’5 by 17, so this kid is even a bit ahead of him.

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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2021, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/15-yo-olivier-rioux-is-world-s-tallest-teenager-he-s-7-5/955010/5 "2021-11-27T16:07:27Z")

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Olivier Rioux is from Montreal. He’s listed on wiki’s list of tallest people:

> **[List of tallest people](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_people#men)**
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> This is a list of the tallest people, verified by the Guinness World Records or other reliable sources.
> According to the Guinness World Records, the tallest human in recorded history was Robert Wadlow of the United States (1918–1940), who was 272 cm (8 ft 11 in). He received media attention in 1939 when he was measured to be the tallest man in the world, beating John Rogan's record, after reaching a height of 267 cm (8 ft 9 in).
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