GOBERT Rudy

Date of Birth: 26 Jun 1992

Age: 29

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 2.15/7'0''

Place of birth: SAINT-QUENTIN

Birth Country:

France

Place of residence : SALT LAKE CITY, UT

Residence Country:

United States of America

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Basketball	Men FRA France	2

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Saitama Super Arena	Men's Preliminary Round Group A #04 FRA France 83 USA United States 76	Finished
	Saitama Super Arena	Men's Preliminary Round Group A #16 CZE Czech Republic 77 FRA France 97	Finished
	Saitama Super Arena	Men's Preliminary Round Group A #25 IRI Islamic Rep. of Iran 62 FRA France 79	Finished
	Saitama Super Arena	Men's Quarterfinal #37 ITA Italy 75 FRA France 84	Finished
	Saitama Super Arena	Men's Semifinal #45 FRA France 90 SLO Slovenia 89	Finished
	Saitama Super Arena	Men's Gold Medal Game #51 FRA France 82 USA United States 87	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
6	Men	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA

Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Men	2019	People's Republic of China
3	Men	2014	Spain

The Stifle Tower, The French Rejection, The Gobert Report, Gobzilla (basketball-reference.com, 01 Jan 2020)

Occupation:

Languages spoken:

English, French

Utah Jazz [Salt Lake City, UT, USA] since 2013/14

Quin Snyder [club], USA; Vincent Collet [national], FRA

Position style:

Centre (basketball-reference.com, 01 Jan 2020)

Sporting relatives:

His father Rudy Bourgarel played basketball for Marist College in the United States of America, and was also a professional in France. (theundefeated.com, 10 Feb 2020)

He injured the medial collateral ligament [MCL] in his knee while training in December 2015. He missed 18 league games with the injury. He also did not compete at the 2016 World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Manila, Philippines, as he decided to take a month off to strengthen his leg. (sltrib.com, 04 May 2016)

National league:

NBA [USA] (cbssports.com, 13 Feb 2020)

He began playing basketball at age 11 in Saint-Quentin, France. (parismatch.com, 17 Jun 2017)

His father played the sport professionally, and one day his mother Corinne showed him the movie 'Coming to America', which featured his father playing basketball. "I was proud to know that he was a professional player. One day I wanted to write my own story." (parismatch.com, 17 Jun 2017)

To win an NBA championship. (sport24lefigaro.fr, 26 Jan 2020)

He was selected for the 2020 NBA All-Star Game in the United States of America. (basketball-reference.com, 01 Jan 2020)

He was named in the NBA's All-Defensive First Team in 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19, and 2019/20. (nba.com, 18 Sep 2020; basketball-reference.com, 01 Jan 2020)

He was named the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year in the 2017/18 and 2018/19 seasons. (basketball-reference.com, 01 Jan 2020)

General Interest

General
NBA DRAFT
He was selected in the first round, 27th pick overall, by the Denver Nuggets in the 2013 NBA Draft. He was immediately traded to the Utah Jazz. (basketball-reference.com, 01 Jan 2020)

OTHER ACTIVITIES
He has founded Rudy's Kids Foundation, a project dedicated to improving the lives of children and funded by the earnings of his apparel shop. In 2014 he set up Rudy Gobert Camp, a basketball training camp aimed at younger people in Saint-Quentin, France. (Facebook page, 16 Feb 2020; Rudy's Kids Foundation Instagram profile, 12 Feb 2020; Rudy Gobert Camp Facebook page, 05 Feb 2020; rudyskids.org, 01 Jan 2019)

Social Media

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/RudyGobert27/
https://instagram.com/rudygobert27/
https://twitter.com/rudygobert27

Legend

:: Silver Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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