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United States Chris Paul

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  • Birthdate: May 06, 1985
  • Weight: 170 lbs (77 kg)
  • Height: 6’0” (1.83 m)
  • Age: 28 years
  • Gender: Male

Athlete Medal Count

  • Gold 1
  • Silver 0
  • Bronze 0
  • Total 1
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Athlete Profile

  • Wake Forest
  • May 6, 1985
  • 6-foot
  • Developed into superstar this season, his third in pros, while guiding Hornets to their first division title and second round of playoffs.
  • Finished as runner-up for NBA MVP honors after leading league in assists with 11.6 per game and ranking third with 4.6 assist-to-turnover ratio.
  • Averaged league-high 11.3 assists in playoffs and was sixth-leading scorer with 24.1 points per game, three better than his team-best average during regular season.
  • Plays hard at both ends of floor, having led NBA in steals this season with 2.7 per game and being named to All-Defensive second team.
  • Won NBA Rookie of the Year honors, receiving all but one of 125 first-place votes, after 2005-06 season in which he averaged 16.1 points and 7.8 assists.
  • Only major injury of career came in 2006-07 season when he underwent foot surgery, though he still ended up ranking fourth in NBA with 8.9 assists per game while averaging 17.3 points in 64 games.
  • Guard

Overall Medal Count

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Overall Medal Count
Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Flag of United States 36 38 36 110
2 Flag of China 51 21 28 100
3 Flag of Russia 23 21 28 72
4 Flag of Britain 19 13 15 47
5 Flag of Australia 14 15 17 46
6 Flag of Germany 16 10 15 41
7 Flag of France 7 16 17 40
8 Flag of South Korea 13 10 8 31
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