14-year-old Chinese boy becomes world's tallest male teenager at 7 ft 3 in

A 14-year-old Chinese boy, Ren Keyu, measuring 7 ft 3.02 in has received the Guinness World Records title for the tallest teenager (male). The desks and chairs in Ren's home and school are tailor-made to accommodate his height. The previous record-holder is Kevin Bradford from the US, who was over 5 cm shorter than Ren in his teenage years.

Hailing from Leshan in Sichuan Province, China, the ninth-grader, nicknamed Xiaoyu, was born on October 18 2006.

In kindergarten, Xiaoyu had grown to about 150 centimeters and was often regarded as a primary school student.

Because of Xiaoyu’s extraordinary height, his family took him to the hospital for examination several times. At first, the doctor suspected that it was gigantism.

However, after a number of examinations, it was discovered that Xiaoyu’s body was not troubled by illness or disease, and his growth hormone, pituitary gland and other test results were normal.

Xiaoyu believes his height may be hereditary, as it is common in his family: Xiaoyu’s grandmother is 175 cm tall, his mother and grandfather are over 190 cm tall, and Xiaoyu’s father is over 180 cm tall.

On the day of the record verification, measurements were carried out in Leshan People’s Hospital.