Chinese basketball sensation Zhang Ziyu stands at a remarkable 7 foot 4 (2.26 metres) has gone viral after footage shows her towering over opponents at the Chinese Women's Basketball warm-up series.

Since June 13, China has played two warm-up games each against Bosnia and Herzegovina and Japan, winning all four matches. Despite averaging less than 15 minutes of play per game, Zhang consistently scored around 16 points per game.

At 18, Zhang Ziyu is nearly 40 centimetres taller than her peers. This overwhelming height advantage has made her dominant on the court, with fans vividly dubbing her a “walking Eiffel Tower.”

According to the official website of the Chinese basketball team, Zhang is listed at 2.26 metres tall and weighs 110 kilograms — matching Yao Ming’s height. This makes her the tallest player in the history of Asian women's basketball. Notably, her height also surpasses that of the current Guinness World Record holder for "tallest living woman" — Turkey's Rumeysa Gelgi (2.15 metres). Many media outlets have exclaimed that Zhang Ziyu may have “accidentally set a new world record,” though an official Guinness title would still require formal measurement and application, likely to be completed in the next year or two.

Zhang Ziyu comes from a basketball family. Her father, Zhang Bin, was a key centre for the Shandong men’s team and is 2.13 metres tall; her mother, Yu Ying, is a former national women’s team player, standing at 1.98 metres. This background gave her both the genetics and environment to thrive in the sport. She showed exceptional height from an early age, starting basketball at age 8 and already reaching 2.11 metres by the end of elementary school.

6月13日晚，2025年中国女篮热身赛在临沂打响，中国女篮以101:55大胜波黑女篮。年仅18岁、身高2米26的新星张子宇迎来了成年国家队首秀，她砍下全队最高的18分。

自6月13日以来，中国女篮在热身巡回赛中，与波黑和日本各进行了两场比赛，取得四连胜。张子宇在每场比赛中场均出战不足15分钟，却稳定贡献16分±2分，效率惊人。比赛中，她常因身高优势而轻松完成得分，多次令对手束手无策。

18岁的张子宇比同龄人高出近40厘米，这种降维打击令她在场上如鱼得水，球迷形象地称她为“行走的埃菲尔铁塔”。

中国篮球队官网显示，张子宇的注册身高为2米26，体重110公斤。这一数字不仅追平了姚明，也意味着张子宇成为亚洲女篮有史以来身高最高的运动员。更令人瞩目的是，这个身高已超越了吉尼斯世界纪录目前认证的“世界最高女性”——土耳其的鲁梅萨·盖尔吉（2米15）。不少媒体惊呼：18岁的张子宇“无意中创造了新的世界纪录”，不过，成为吉尼斯正式纪录保持者尚需官方测量和申报流程，预计未来一两年内有望实现。

张子宇出生于篮球世家，父亲张斌曾是山东男篮主力中锋，身高2米13；母亲于瑛是前女篮国手，身高1米98。这样的家庭背景为她提供了得天独厚的篮球基因和成长环境。张子宇自幼便展现出惊人的身高优势。8岁时开始接触篮球，小学毕业时身高已达2米11。如今，她的身高已超过2米20，成为女篮赛场上的“巨无霸”。

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