As you know, the Olympic Games are mainly about individual records. It’s complicated to run 200m in 19 seconds 30 or to send 8 minutes and 3 seconds in the Steeplechase when you manage to become an Olympian as a basketball player, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t records to go for with an orange ball. The Paris 2024 Olympic Games are fast approaching, so less than a month before the opening ceremony… TrashTalk invites you to make a list of the big records in Olympic basketball!
In boys
- In a single match: 55 points for Oscar Schmidt (Brazil) in 1988
- In a single edition: 338 points for Oscar Schmidt (Brazil) in 1988
- Career: 1,093 points for Oscar Schmidt (Brazil)
Oscar Schmidt // Credits: FIBA
In girls
- In a single match: 39 points for Evladiya Slavcheva (Bulgaria) in 1988
- In a single edition: 183 points for Lauren Jackson (Australia) in 2004
With 162 points at Paris 2024, Diana Taurasi (United States) can claim this record
- Career: 575 points for Lauren Jackson (Australia)
Did you know that at 43 years old, Lauren Jackson could compete in the Games this summer!
Lauren Jackson // Credits: FIBA
In boys
- In a single match: 22 rebounds for Marcos Abdala Leite (Brazil) in 1972
- In a single edition: 100 rebounds for Arvydas Sabonis (Lithuania) in 1992
- Career: 259 rebounds for Arvydas Sabonis (Lithuania)
Arvydas Sabonis // Credits: FIBA
In girls
- In a single match: 21 rebounds for Uliana Semenova (Latvia) in 1980 and Yelena Baranova (Russia) in 1996
- In a single edition: 105 rebounds for Yelena Baranova (Russia) in 1996
- Career: 279 rebounds for Lauren Jackson (Australia)
Lauren Jackson can obviously inflate her own record
Yelena Baranova // Credits: FIBA
In boys
- In a single match: 20 assists for Manuel Saenz (Mexico) in 1976
- In a single edition: 66 assists for Sarunas Marciulonis (Lithuania) in 1992
- Career: 160 assists for Sarunas Jasikevicius (Lithuania)
With 63 assists at Paris 2024, Matthew Delladova (Australia) can claim this record
Sarunas Marciulonis // FIBA Credits
In girls
- In a single match: 18 assists for Rui Machida (Japan) in 2021
- In a single edition: 75 assists for Rui Machida (Japan) in 2021
- Career: 143 assists for Teresa Edwards (United States)
With 47 assists at Paris 2024, Rui Machida (Japan) and Diana Taurasi (United States) can claim this record
Rui Machida // FIBA Credits
In boys
- In a single match: 9 blocks for Stojan Vrankovic (Yugoslavia) in 1988
- In a single edition: 28 blocks for Stojan Vrankovic (Yugoslavia) in 1988
- Career: 49 blocks for Pau Gasol (Spain)
Stojan Vrankovic // Credits FIBA
In girls
- In a single match: 6 blocks for Elisabet Cebrian (Spain) in 1992, Lauren Jackson (Australia) in 2000 and Ilona Bugrova (Czech Republic) in 2008
- In a single edition: 23 blocks for Lauren Jackson (Australia) in 2000
- Career: 45 blocks for Lauren Jackson (Australia)
Lauren Jackson, again, will have the opportunity to climb a little higher if she competes in the Games.
Lauren Jackson // FIBA Credits
In boys
- In a single game: 11 interceptions for Igor Miglinieks (Unified Team) in 1992
- In a single edition: 33 interceptions for Michael Jordan (United States) and Igor Miglinieks (Unified Team) in 1992
- Career: 68 interceptions for Phil Smyth (Australia)
With 30 and 33 interceptions respectively during Paris 2024, Rudy Fernandez (Spain) and LeBron James (United States) can claim this record.
Igor Miglinieks // Credits FIBA
In girls
- In a single match: 9 interceptions for Suzanne McConnell (United States), Dalia Henry (Cuba) and Janeth dos Santos Arcain (Brazil) in 1992
- In a single edition: 27 interceptions for Iveta Bielikova (Slovakia) in 1992
- Career: 62 interceptions for Janeth dos Santos Arcain (Brazil)
Iveta Bielikova // FIBA Credits
In boys
- Career: 40 matches for Andrew Gaze (Australia)
With 6 matches played during Paris 2024, Rudy Fernandez can claim this record
Andrew Gaze // Credits FIBA
In girls
- Career: 38 games for Diana Taurasi (United States)
Diana Taurasi who will therefore escape a little more in the ranking
Diana Taurasi // FIBA Credits
In boys
- In a single match: 50 minutes for Andrew Gaze (Australia), Shane Heal (Australia) and Oscar Schmidt in 1996
- On a single edition: 313 minutes for Andrew Gaze (Australia) in 1996
- Career: 1,098 minutes for Andrew Gaze (Australia)
Andrew Gaze // Credits FIBA
In girls
- In a single match: 50 minutes for Mara Fullin (Italy) in 1992 and Clarissa dos Santos (Brazil) in 2016
- On a single edition: 251 minutes for Laura Nicholls (Spain) in 2016
- Career: 787 minutes for Diana Taurasi (United States)
Diana Taurasi, number one, and it’s not about to change
Diana Taurasi // FIBA Credits
In boys
- On a single edition: 107 for Oscar Schmidt (Brazil) in 1988
- In career: 242 for Pau Gasol (Spain)
With 61 and 97 shots respectively made at Paris 2024, Patty Mills (Australia) and Kevin Durant (United States) can claim this record.
Pau Gasol // FIBA Credits
In girls
- In a single edition: 71 for Lauren Jackson (Australia) in 2004
- Career: 212 for Lauren Jackson (Australia)
Lauren Jackson, still, always, can make her record grow
👶 Made the Australian under-20 team when she was 14.
🥈🥈🥈🥉 Won four Olympic medals.
1️⃣ @WNBA number one pick overall.
⭐ Inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in 2020.
Happy Birthday to basketball great Lauren Jackson!@laurenej15 | @FIBA | @AUSOlympicTeam pic.twitter.com/EkhUHxIIMy
— The Olympic Games (@Olympics) May 11, 2021
In boys
- In a single match: 10 for Karl Tilleman (Canada) in 1988, Oscar Schmidt (Brazil) in 1996 and Carmelo Anthony (United States) in 2012
- On a single edition: 40 for Oscar Schmidt (Brazil) in 1996
- In career: 103 for Oscar Schmidt (Brazil)
With 30 and 36 3-pointers made respectively during Paris 2024, Kevin Durant (United States) and Patty Mills (Australia) can claim this record.
Oscar Schmidt // FIBA Credits
In girls
- In a single match: 8 for Ryoko Yano (Japan) and Yeon Ha Beon (South Korea) in 2004
- In a single edition: 33 for Diana Taurasi (United States) in 2016
- Career: 78 for Diana Taurasi (United States)
And who is going to push their own record again?
Diana Taurasi // FIBA Credits
In boys
- In a single match: 18 for Otar Korkia (Soviet Union) in 1952 and Toni Kukoc (Croatia) in 1996
- On a single edition: 89 for Oscar Schmidt (Brazil) in 1988
- In career: 178 for Oscar Schmidt (Brazil)
Oscar Schmidt // FIBA Credits
In girls
- In a single match: 14 for Sofija Pekic (Yugoslavia) in 1980 and Cheryl Miller (United States) in 1984
- In a single edition: 44 for Margo Dydek (Poland) in 2000 and Lara Sanders (Turkey) in 2016
- In career: 119 for Janeth dos Santos Arcain (Brazil)
Lara Sanders // FIBA Credits
For boys (minimum 5 matches)
- In a single edition: 74% shooting for Andres Jiminez (Spain) in 1988
For girls (minimum 5 matches)
- In a single edition: 73.9% shooting for Katrina McClain (United States) in 1996
For boys (minimum 5 matches)
- On a single edition: 61.9% for Wang Shipeng (China) in 2012
For girls (minimum 5 matches)
- On a single edition: 64.5% for Lee Geum-Jin (South Korea) in 1988
In boys
- Career: 3 gold medals for Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Durant (United States)
Kevin Durant // FIBA Credits
In girls
Career: 5 gold medals for Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi (United States)
And that “should” make SIX GOLD MEDALS for Queen Diana!
Diana Taurasi // FIBA Credits
In boys
- Youngest Olympian: 15 years and 212 days for Vaclav Krasa (Czechoslovakia) in 1948
- Oldest Olympian: 41 years and 99 days for Luis Scola (Argentina) in 2021
Luis Scola // FIBA Credits
In girls
- Youngest Olympian: 16 years and 253 days for Andrea Borrell (Cuba) in 1980
- Oldest Olympian: 41 years and 332 days for Laia Palau (Spain) in 2021
Lauren Jackson can claim this record if she plays (43 years old), if not it will be… Diana Taurasi (42 years old)
Laia Palau // FIBA Credits
That’s it for the big records in basketball at the Olympic Games. Legends galore, and we should even talk about icons, given how many of these Olympians have thrilled entire countries. So, what records will be able to fall at Paris 2024? You know the saying… faster, higher, stronger, and more.Obviously this also applies to records.
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