[autotag]Jayson Tatum[/autotag] was the only Duke basketball alum with multiple Olympic gold medals for less than 24 hours.
After the U.S. men’s team defeated France in the Olympic final on Saturday, the U.S. women’s team defeated France in their Olympic title match 67-66 on Sunday to give former Blue Devil Chelsea Gray her second consecutive gold medal.
The win gave Team USA its eighth consecutive gold in the sport and the country’s sixty-first consecutive Olympic victory, but it didn’t come without nerves. The home French crowd empowered its national team, and France led by nine points midway through the third.
The Americans stormed back for the lead, however, and the game came down to the final possession with the United States leading by three. France’s Gabby Williams banked in a jumper at the buzzer, but instant replay showed her foot clearly on the 3-point line, only awarding her team two points.
Despite being a member of the Team USA starting lineup, Gray only took one shot from the floor, but the Point Gawd played her role. She dished out four assists, remaining the team’s main distributor on offense.
2x Olympic Gold Medalist Chelsea Gray pic.twitter.com/vMTsjQZoPr
— Duke Women’s Basketball (@DukeWBB) August 11, 2024
Gray becomes the first Duke women’s basketball player with multiple Olympic gold medals. In fact, she’s the first Blue Devil to make the U.S. women’s national team or win an Olympic medal period. After three WNBA championships, her run into the history books rolls on.