DIZZY HEIGHTS
Brit schoolboy is thought to be the tallest teen in the world at 7ft 4in – and he’s STILL growing
The 16-year-old schoolboy from Suffolk stands at a lofty 7ft 4in - and experts can't figure out why he's reaching such dramatic heights
A BRITISH schoolboy is being hailed as the tallest teen in the world - standing at an incredible 7ft 4in.
And to top it all lofty 16-year-old Brandon Marshall - who doctors say is still growing - has just fulfilled his sporting dream and been picked for the Welsh national basketball team.
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Brandon's mum Lynne Quelch, 49, said: "I can't believe he's still growing.
"It is crazy, walking down the road with Brandon, people stop him, asking for photos with him.
"When people notice his height, he says 'oh here we go again, yes I am tall, yes I am Britain's tallest teenager'."
Brandon, of Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, hit the headlines last year when he grew to 6ft 11in to become Britain's tallest teenager.
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But he has now grown an extra FIVE inches in less than a year and is believed to be the tallest teen in the world.
The former record holder Broc Brown, an American who stands 7ft 8in tall turned 20 last year.
Brandon said: "I was normal size up until the age of nine, then I had a big growth spurt.
"I was about 6ft when I was about 13 and I started to grow a lot more by then.
"When I was in year nine I got to 6ft 7in and in year ten I got to 7ft.
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"Shoes have always been a problem because I will never be able to find them and they are really expensive."
Brandon, who trains three times a week with national league team Bury Bulldogs, has now been selected for the Wales National Basketball team - as his mother is Welsh.
He is currently training for his first professional match and will be jetting off to Lithuania next month.
Brandon, who also has size 17 feet, is still completing his GCSEs and is currently looking for basketball academies where he will be able to complete his A-levels.
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Lynne said: "All the good colleges that have good basketball academies attached to them are all fighting over him as to who will get him. He absolutely loves it."
Brandon is currently under the genetics team at Addenbrooke's hospital as they want to investigate into why he is reaching these dramatic heights.
The hospital tested Brandon for Marfan syndrome - a genetic disorder of connective issues - but it was negative.
Lynne said: "They want to look into why he is as tall as he is and they still haven't got an answer to that. I think he has just got a mixture of large genes in him."
Paul Sturgess from the UK currently holds the title for Britain's tallest man at a height of 7ft 7in, while Robert Pershing Wadlow from the United States currently holds the title for the world's tallest man 8ft 11in.
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