Kentucky Players Awarded Olympic Gold Medals

14 Players Awarded

Notes: * Bowie was awarded a medal by the President of the United States due to the US Boycott of the 1980 Moscow Games. ** The 2020 Tokyo Games were played in 2021 due to Covid-19.

PlayerYear
of Games
LocationHeightPositionHometown (High School)
Cliff Barker1948London6-2G-FYorktown, IN (High)
Ralph Beard1948London5-10GLouisville, KY (Male)
Alex Groza1948London6-7CMartins Ferry, OH (High)
Wallace Jones1948London6-4F-CHarlan, KY (High)
Ken Rollins1948London6-0GWickliffe, KY (High)
Billy Evans1956Melbourne6-1F-GBerea, KY (High)
Adrian Smith1960Rome6-0GFarmington, KY (High)
Sam Bowie1980Moscow*7-1C-FLebanon, PA (High)
Tayshaun Prince2008Beijing6-9G-FCompton, CA (Dominguez)
Anthony Davis2012London6-10FChicago, IL (Perspectives Charter)
DeMarcus Cousins2016Rio de Janeiro6-11CMobile, AL (LeFlore)
Bam Adebayo2020**Tokyo6-9CLittle Washington, NC (High Point Christian)
Devin Booker2020**Tokyo6-6GGrand Rapids, MI (Moss Point (High), MS)
Keldon Johnson2020**Tokyo6-6FSouth Hill, VA (Park View)


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