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Utah Jazz Olympians

Published: Friday, Aug. 29, 2008 12:24 a.m. MDT
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Deron Williams and Carlos Boozer joined their point guard/power forward combo predecessors of John Stockton and Karl Malone along with Walt Bellamy, Spencer Haywood and Adrian Dantley as Jazz franchise players to win Olympic gold medals this past weekend. Here is a list of other Olympians who have played for the Jazz:

1960 — Walt Bellamy, USA (gold)

1968 — Spencer Haywood, USA (gold)

1976 — Adrian Dantley, USA (gold)

1988 — Danny Manning, USA (bronze)
Jose Ortiz, Puerto Rico

1992 — *Karl Malone, USA (gold)
Jose Ortiz, Puerto Rico
*John Stockton, USA (gold)

1996 — *Karl Malone, USA (gold)
Jose Ortiz, Puerto Rico
*John Stockton, USA (gold)

2000 — Andrei Kirilenko, Russia
Raul Lopez, Spain

2004 — Carlos Arroyo, Puerto Rico
*Carlos Boozer, USA (bronze)
Jose Ortiz, Puerto Rico
Aleksander Pavlovic, Serbia & Montenegro

2008 — *Carlos Boozer (gold)
*Andrei Kirilenko, Russia
Raul Lopez, Spain (silver)
*Deron Williams, USA (gold)

* On Jazz roster at the time

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