His father, Félix, is Congolese and was a track and field athlete who competed in the high jump, long jump and triple jump. His mother, Elodie de Fautereau. His dad and mom are 6’6 and 6’3.

Yao is the only child of 6-foot-7-inch Yao Zhiyuan and 6-foot-3-inch Fang Fengdi, both of whom were former professional basketball players.

Tall athletic parents that produce monster sized humans

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Even significantly more crazy, Gheorghe Muresan was 7’7 and his mom and dad were 5’7 and 5’9