12 year old 7 foot tall basketball player
Robert Bobroczky Bobroczkyi was born in Arad, Romania,[2] the son of Zsigmond Bobroczky, a former basketball player, 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) tall,[3] and Brunhilde, a former volleyball and handball player, 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in). At age 8 he was taller than his mother, at 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) tall, and by the age of 12 he reached a height of 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in), surpassing his father. He has been the subject of medical studies nearly his entire life, leading to the prevailing opinion that his height is a result of genetics, not a hormonal disease.[4]