Tallest and shortest Olympic basketball players: How Victor Wembanyama's height compares to Yuki Togashi, more in 2024

Brendan OSullivan

Tallest and shortest Olympic basketball players: How Victor Wembanyama's height compares to Yuki Togashi, more in 2024 image

Victor Wembanyama towers over just about everyone he's ever played against.

This remains true at the 2024 Paris Olympics as he suits up for the French national team. The 20-year-old is playing in his first Summer Games and had 19 points, nine rebounds, four steals, and three blocks in his debut against Brazil.

Wembanyama is listed as the tallest player at the 2024 Olympics, and he's set to match up against the shortest player at this year's Games. France plays Japan on Tuesday, July 30 in group play. Japan's Yuki Togashi is the shortest player among men's basketball players.

Here is a list of the tallest and shortest players in 2024 Olympic men's basketball, including Wembanyama and Togashi.

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Tallest players at 2024 Paris Olympics

Wembanyama stands alone atop the tallest players at the Olympics list. He's the only player taller than 7-2. Georgios Papagiannis is in second place at 7-1. There are multiple other 7-1 players, but Papagiannis is 0.01 meters taller.

France has two of the top three tallest players at the Games. Rudy Gobert slides in at 7-1 for third place.

RankPlayerTeamHeight
1Victor WembanyamaFrance7-3, 2.22m
2Georgios PapagiannisGreece7-1, 2.17m
T3Rudy GobertFrance7-1, 2.16m
T3Uro PlavsicSerbia7-1, 2.16m
T3Khaman MaluachSouth Sudan7-1, 2.16m
T6Nikola MilutinovSerbia7-0, 2.13m
T6Joel EmbiidUSA7-0, 2.13m
T8Dwight PowellCanada6-11, 2.12m
T8George Conditt IVPuerto Rico6-11, 2.12m
T10Jock LandaleAustralia6-11, 2.11m
T10Duop ReathAustralia6-11, 2.11m
T10Kelly Olynyk Canada6-11, 2.11m
T10Johannes VoigtmannGermany6-11, 2.11m
T10Moritz WagnerGermany6-11, 2.11m
T10Giannis AntetokounmpoGreece6-11, 2.11m
T10Nikola JokicSerbia6-11, 2.11m
T10Filip PetrusevSerbia6-11, 2.11m
T10Santi AldamaSpain6-11, 2.11m
T10Willy HernangomezSpain6-11, 2.11m
T10Kevin DurantUSA6-11, 2.11m

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Shortest players at 2024 Paris Olympics

Togashi is the shortest player at the 2024 Paris Olympics by two inches. He stands at 5-6. Japan also has the second shortest player in Yuki Kawamura, who is 5-8.

Puerto Rico has three players in the top 10, including NBA player Jose Alvarado. France has the third shortest player at the Games in addition to having two of the top three tallest.

RankPlayerTeamHeight
1Yuki TogashiJapan5-6, 1.67m
2Yuki KawamuraJapan5-8, 1.72m
T3Yago SantosBrazil5-10, 1.78m
T3Andrew AlbicyFrance5-10, 1.78m
T5Jordan HowardPuerto Rico5-11, 1.80m
T5Tremont WatersPuerto Rico5-11, 1.80m
T7Patty MillsAustralia6-0, 1.83m
T7Jose AlvaradoPuerto Rico6-0, 1.83m
T7Carlik JonesSouth Sudan6-0, 1.83m
10Matthew StrazelFrance6-0, 1.84m

Brendan OSullivan

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Brendan O'Sullivan is an editorial intern for Sporting News, joining in 2024. He previously worked at Newsday on Long Island, New York after graduating from Quinnipiac University.