Who are the tallest, shortest, youngest, oldest players at the Olympics?

Who are the tallest, shortest, youngest, oldest players at the Olympics?

July 25, 2024

LILLE (France) – There are towers of power that blocks shots and dunk in anger, and also lightning quick guards that are small in stature but dominate games.

Some players are older and wiser, and others are young and daring.

You’ll see them all at the Olympic contests being played on the Pierre Mauroy Stadium hardwood.

Youngest players at the Olympics

Khaman Maluach of South Sudan

If anyone ever wondered whether some players are too young for a competitive event like the Summer Games, the answer is no. South Sudan center Khaman Maluach is the youngest player at this Olympics at 17, and also one of the most promising players in the game. There are starlets that can already be viewed as some of the best in the sport. Victor Wembanyama of France, Australians Dyson Daniels and Josh Giddey, Japan’s Yuki Kawamura and Brazil’s Gui Santos all make this list!

Rank

Name

Team

Birthdate

1

Khaman Maluach

South Sudan

September 14, 2006

2

Bilal Coulibaly

France

July 26, 2004

3

Akira Jacobs

Japan

April 13, 2004

4

Victor Wembanyama

France

January 4, 2004

5

Nikola Jovic

Serbia

June 8, 2003

6

Dyson Daniels

Australia

March 17, 2003

7

Josh Giddey

Australia

October 10, 2002

8

South Sudan

JT Thor

August 26, 2002

9

France

Matthew Strazel

August 5, 2002

10

Brazil

Gui Santos

June 22, 2002

Oldest players at the Olympics

Marcelinho Huertas of Brazil

National teams need players that have been in the battles before, those that have lived the good times and the bad. Often they are the elder statesmen on the team. Wisdom counts in the locker room and on the court. Brazil’s Marcelinho Huertas, USA’s LeBron James and the first player to appear in six Olympics, Spain’s Rudy Fernandez, are the three oldest players at the Summer Games, and they are also three of the best! Other prominent players among the oldest are France’s Nando De Colo and Nic Batum, Australia’s Joe Ingles and Patty Mills and USA’s Stephen Curry and their legendary scoring machine, Kevin Durant.

Rank

Team

Name

Birthday

1

Brazil

Marcelinho Huertas

May 25, 1983

2

USA

LeBron James

December 30, 1984

3

Spain

Rudy Fernandez

December 30, 1985

4

France

Nando De Colo

April 4, 1987

5

Australia

Joe Ingles

October 2, 1987

6

Spain

Sergio Llull

November 15, 1987

7

USA

Stephen Curry

March 14, 1988

8

Australia

Patty Mills

August 11, 1988

9

USA

Kevin Durant

September 29, 1988

10

France

Nic Batum

December 14, 1988

Tallest Players at the Olympics

Victor Wembanyama of France

The skyscrapers at the Games, players that will get their share of blocked shots, rebounds and dunks, include Victor Wembanyama and Rudy Gobert of France and South Sudan’s towering pivot, Khaman Maluach.

Rank

Team

Names

Height

1

France

Victor Wembanyama

2.22m (7’3″)

2

Greece

Georgios Papagianis

2.17m (7’1″)

3

France

Rudy Gobert

2.16m (7’1″)

 

Serbia

Uro Plavsic

2.16m (7’1″)

 

South Sudan

Khaman Maluach

2.16m (7’1″)

6

Serbia

Nikola Milutinov

2.13m (7’0″)

 

USA

Joel Embiid

2.13m (7’0″)

8

Canada

Dwight Powell

2.12m (6’11”)

9

Puerto Rico

George Conditt IV

2.12m (6’11”)

10

Australia

Jock Landale

2.11m (6’11”)

 

Australia

Duop Reath

2.11m (6’11”)

 

Canada

Kelly Olynyk

2.11m (6’11”)

 

Germany

Johannes Voigtmann

2.11m (6’11”)

 

Germany

Moritz Wagner

2.11m (6’11”)

 

Greece

Gianniks Antetokounmpo

2.11m (6’11”)

 

Serbia

Nikola Jokic

2.11m (6’11”)

 

Serbia

Filip Pertusev

2.11m (6’11”)

 

Spain

Santi Aldama

2.11m (6’11”)

 

Spain

Willy Hernangomez

2.11m (6’11”)

 

USA

Kevin Durant

2.11m (6’11”)

Shortest Players at Olympics

Yuki Togashi of Japan

Short in height doesn’t mean short on impact. The 10 smallest players are sure to affect games in a myriad of ways for their national teams. Japan’s Yuki’s, Kawamura and Togashi, will come up with steals, assist teammates and bury 3-pointers. Puerto Rican trio Jordan Howard, Tremont Howard and Jose “Grand Theft” Alvarado will dominate with their quickness, and “slickness.” Patty Mills will be Australia’s most reliable shooter from deep.

 

 

 

 

1

Japan

Yuki Togashi

1.67m (5’6″)

2

Japan

Yuki Kawamura

1.72m (5’8″)

3

Brazil

Yago Santos

1.78m (5’10”)

 

France

Andrew Albicy

1.78m (5’10”)

5

Puerto Rico

Jordan Horward

1.80m (5’11”)

 

Puerto Rico

Tremont Waters

1.80m (5’11”)

7

Australia

Patty Mills

1.83m (6’0″)

 

Puerto Rico

Jose Alvarado

1.83m (6’0″)

 

South Sudan

Carlik Jones

1.83m (6’0″)

10

France

Matthew Strazel

1.84m (6’0″)

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