Kevin Durant Olympics timeline: Medals, stats, records and more to know about Suns star's Team USA history

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Kevin Durant has etched his name all over USA Basketball history.

The superstar forward further solidified his place as the greatest United States men's basketball Olympian ever at the 2024 Paris Games.

He surpassed Lisa Leslie as USA Basketball's all-time leading scorer and capped off the tournament by becoming the men's 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 four-time Olympic gold medalist, breaking a tie 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) 2021 (Tokyo), and now, 2024 (Paris).

He helped lead the United States to perfect 8-0 records in London and Rio, went 5-1 in Tokyo and 6-0 in Paris.

After going a perfect 6-0 at the 2024 Olympics, Durant owns a 27-1 record with Team USA at the Olympics and a 60-3 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.

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.

In addition to being the program's all-time leader in gold medals, Durant is USA Basketball's outright leader in points, 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.

In Team USA's Group Stage win over Puerto Rico at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Durant became USA Basketball's all-time rebounding leader. In its quarterfinals win over Brazil, Durant passed the great Lisa Leslie as USA Basketball's Olympic all-time leading scorer, regardless of gender.

Additionally, Durant ranks in the top five in games played, assists, and blocks.

You can find each of Durant's USA Basketball records below.

USA Basketball Olympics all-time record holder

CategoryStatRank
Points5181st
Rebounds1371st
Field goals1511st
3-point field goals881st
Free throws711st

USA Basketball single-Olympics record holder

CategoryStatRankTournament
Points1561st2012, London
Points per game20.71st2020, Tokyo
3-pointers made341st2012, London

Top five in USA Basketball Olympics all-time records

CategoryStatRank
Games played282nd
Points per game18.52nd
Assists852nd
Blocks173rd

Durant passed David Robinson (24) for third-most games played and Chris Paul (74) for second-most assists in USA Basketball history at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

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Kevin Durant Olympics stats with USA Basketball

Take a look at Durant's averages over his four Olympic appearances leading into the semifinals of the 2024 Paris Games.

  • Games played: 28
  • Minutes per game: 22.7
  • Points per game: 18.5
  • Rebounds per game: 4.9
  • Assists per game: 3.0
  • Steals per game: 1.0
  • Blocks per game: 0.6
  • Turnovers per game: 1.1
  • Field goal percentage: 54.7
  • 3-point percentage: 56.1
  • Free throw percentage: 86.6

Kyle Irving

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You read that wrong – not Kyrie Irving. From Boston, graduated from the University of New Hampshire. Sixth season as a content producer for NBA.com's Global editions. Covering the NBA Draft has become his annual "dream come true" moment on the job. Irving has a soft spot for pass-first point guards, with Rajon Rondo and Steve Nash being two of his favorite players of all time.