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Michael Jordan

Full name: Michael Jeffery Jordan
Nickname(s): Air
Gender: Male
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
Weight: 198 lbs (90 kg)
Born: February 17, 1963 in Brooklyn, New York, United States
Affiliations: North Carolina Tar Heels, Chapel Hill (USA) / Chicago Bulls, Chicago (USA)
Country: USA United States
Sport: Basketball

Medals: 2 Gold (2 Total)

Biography

Michael Jordan is considered by most experts to be the greatest basketball player of all-time. He played collegiately at the University of North Carolina, where he helped that team win an NCAA championship in 1983. In 1984, Jordan led the United States to an Olympic gold medal. Turning to professional basketball after his junior year in college, he became the greatest player in the NBA (National Basketball Association). In 1991, Jordan finally achieved his greatest thrill, leading the Chicago Bulls to an NBA Championship, and completing his Triple Crown of titles – NCAA, NBA, and Olympic. Jordan eventually led the Bulls to six NBA titles (1991-1993, 1996-1998). In 1992, Jordan also played on the Dream Team which won the basketball gold medal at Barcelona. He could also have played in 1996 but chose not to do so. Jordan retired briefly after the 1994 NBA season, taking a short fling at playing minor league baseball, but returned to basketball at the end of the 1995 season. He retired again after helping the Chicago Bulls win their sixth NBA title in the spring of 1997. However, Jordan came out of retirement to play for the Washington Wizards in the 2001-2002 NBA season.

Results

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1984 Summer 21 Los Angeles Basketball Men's Basketball United States USA 1 Gold
1992 Summer 29 Barcelona Basketball Men's Basketball United States USA 1 Gold

Men's Basketball

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Event History ▪ Mouseover for column descriptions
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank Date Result P R A S T B
1984 Summer 21 Los Angeles Basketball United States USA Final Round Match 1/2 1 1984-08-10 USA 96, ESP 65 20 1 2 3 1 0
1984 Summer 21 Los Angeles Basketball United States USA Semi-Finals Match #2 1 1984-08-08 USA 78, CAN 59 13 4 3 1 1 0
1984 Summer 21 Los Angeles Basketball United States USA Quarter-Finals Match #4 1 1984-08-06 USA 78, FRG 67 14 4 3 1 6 0
1984 Summer 21 Los Angeles Basketball United States USA Group B Match #2 1 1984-07-29 USA 97, CHN 49 14 2 1 0 4 0
1984 Summer 21 Los Angeles Basketball United States USA Group B Match #5 1 1984-07-30 USA 89, CAN 68 20 4 3 0 4 0
1984 Summer 21 Los Angeles Basketball United States USA Group B Match #8 1 1984-08-01 USA 104, URU 68 16 4 3 3 2 0
1984 Summer 21 Los Angeles Basketball United States USA Group B Match #11 1 1984-08-03 USA 120, FRA 62 16 1 1 2 2 0
1984 Summer 21 Los Angeles Basketball United States USA Group B Match #13 1 1984-08-04 USA 101, ESP 68 24 4 0 2 2 0
1992 Summer 29 Barcelona Basketball United States USA Final Round Match 1/2 1 1992-08-08 USA 117, CRO 85 22 3 1 2 2 0
1992 Summer 29 Barcelona Basketball United States USA Semi-Finals Match #1 1 1992-08-06 USA 127, LTU 76 21 3 4 6 0 2
1992 Summer 29 Barcelona Basketball United States USA Quarter-Finals Match #1 1 1992-08-04 USA 115, PUR 77 4 3 4 2 0 0
1992 Summer 29 Barcelona Basketball United States USA Group A Match #1 1 1992-07-26 USA 116, ANG 48 10 2 2 8 1 1
1992 Summer 29 Barcelona Basketball United States USA Group A Match #5 1 1992-07-27 USA 103, CRO 70 21 2 3 8 3 0
1992 Summer 29 Barcelona Basketball United States USA Group A Match #8 1 1992-07-29 USA 111, GER 68 15 1 12 4 0 2
1992 Summer 29 Barcelona Basketball United States USA Group A Match #12 1 1992-07-31 USA 127, BRA 83 15 2 7 2 3 1
1992 Summer 29 Barcelona Basketball United States USA Group A Match #15 1 1992-08-02 USA 122, ESP 81 11 3 5 5 1 0