2000 Summer Olympics
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men’s basketball | ||
| Competitor for United States | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | 2000 Sydney | Team competition |
| FIBA Americas Championship | ||
| Gold | 2003 San Juan | Team competition |
During the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Carter performed a memorable dunk when he jumped over 7-foot-2 (2.18 m) French center Frédéric Weis. Teammate Jason Kidd said it was "One of the best plays I've ever seen." The French media later dubbed it "le dunk de la mort" ("the Dunk of Death"). The U.S. team went on to win the gold medal that year.
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