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Quinn Buckner

Full name: William Quinn Buckner
Gender: Male
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
Weight: 203 lbs (92 kg)
Born: August 20, 1954 in Phoenix, Illinois, United States
Affiliations: Indiana University
Country: USA United States
Sport: Basketball

Medals: 1 Gold (1 Total)

Biography

While at Indiana University, Quinn Buckner had a difficult decision to make. He was a college star on both the football and basketball teams, and if he had wanted to, could probably have played defensive back in the NFL. Instead he elected to play pro basketball, first with the Milwaukee Bucks and of late with the Boston Celtics. A 6-3 (1.90) guard, Buckner is known primarily as a defensive specialist and has four times been made a member of the NBA All-Defensive Team. Buckner was a member of both an NCAA and an Olympic champion in 1976 – one of the few players to pull off this double. With the Celtics he became one of the rare basketball U.S. Olympians to claim championships in the NCAA, the Olympics, and the NBA.

Results

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Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Finish Medal
1976 Summer 21 Montréal Basketball Men's Basketball United States USA 1 Gold

Men's Basketball

Glossary / Event History / CSV / PRE
Games Age City Team Phase Unit Date Result Pts Reb Ast Stl Tov Blk
1976 Summer 21 Montréal United States Final Round Match 1/2 1976-07-27 USA 95, YUG 74 6 5 2 2
1976 Summer 21 Montréal United States Semi-Finals Match #2 1976-07-26 USA 95, CAN 77 12 2 1 2
1976 Summer 21 Montréal United States Group B Match #2 1976-07-18 USA 106, ITA 86 4 4 3 1
1976 Summer 21 Montréal United States Group B Match #4 1976-07-20 USA 95, PUR 94 10 1 6 3
1976 Summer 21 Montréal United States Group B Match #7 1976-07-21 USA 112, YUG 93 6 3 3 2
1976 Summer 21 Montréal United States Group B Match #10 1976-07-24 USA 81, TCH 76 6 3 3 3