Admin July 26, 2024
Kevin Durant is chasing USA Basketball history at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The superstar forward solidified his place as the greatest Olympian in United States men’s basketball history after taking home his third gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. In the process, he also became Team USA’s all-time leading scorer among several other statistical categories.
If Durant can lead the United States to win gold at the 2024 Paris Games, he will become the program’s only four-time Olympic gold medalist.
Take a look at Durant’s extensive and successful history suiting up for the Red, White, and Blue at the Olympics.
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How many medals does Kevin Durant have?
Durant is a three-time Olympic gold medalist — tied with Carmelo Anthony for the most in USA Basketball history. Durant won gold with Team USA at the Olympics in 2012 (London), 2016 (Rio de Janeiro), and 2020 (Tokyo).
He helped lead the United States to perfect 8-0 records in London and Rio and went 5-1 in Tokyo.
Durant owns a 21-1 record with Team USA at the Olympics and a 46-3 record with USA Basketball all-time (including FIBA World Cups and exhibition games).
He also won a gold medal with Team USA at the 2010 FIBA World Cup in Turkey.
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Kevin Durant Olympics records with USA Basketball
Durant has established himself as the greatest player in men’s Team USA history, owning several USA Basketball records.
He is tied with Anthony as the program’s all-time leader in gold medals.
Durant is USA Basketball’s outright leader in points, points per game, field goals made, 3-point field goals made, and free throws. He also holds single-tournament records for points, points per game, and 3-pointers made.
Additionally, Durant ranks in the top five in games played, assists, rebounds, and blocks.
You can find each of Durant’s USA Basketball records below.
USA Basketball Olympics all-time record holder
| Category | Stat | Rank |
| Points | 435 | 1st |
| Points per game | 19.8 | 1st |
| Field goals | 146 | 1st |
| 3-point field goals | 74 | 1st |
| Free throws | 69 | 1st |
USA Basketball single-Olympics record holder
| Category | Stat | Rank | Tournament |
| Points | 156 | 1st | 2012, London |
| Points per game | 20.7 | 1st | 2020, Tokyo |
| 3-pointers made | 34 | 1st | 2012, London |
Top five in USA Basketball Olympics all-time records
| Category | Stat | Rank |
| Games played | 22 | 4th |
| Rebounds | 118 | 3rd |
| Assists | 71 | 4th |
| Blocks | 16 | 3rd |
Durant is only seven rebounds shy of passing Anthony (125) for the most in USA Basketball Olympics history.
He will likely pass Chris Paul (74) for the second-most assists and David Robinson (24) for the third-most games played in USA Basketball Olympics history.
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Kevin Durant Olympics stats with USA Basketball
Take a look at Durant’s averages over his three Olympic appearances leading into the 2024 Paris Games.
- Games played: 22
- Minutes per game: 27.5
- Points per game: 19.8
- Rebounds per game: 5.4
- Assists per game: 3.2
- Steals per game: 1.2
- Blocks per game: 0.7
- Turnovers per game: 1.3
- Field goal percentage: 53.0
- 3-point percentage: 50.0
- Free throw percentage: 86.3
