LILLE (France) - Rudy Gobert has been an enforcer around the basket his entire career and now the French big man ranks tied for third all-time in Olympics history with blocks after a major defensive show against Germany.
Gobert collected 4 points, 1 rebound and 4 blocks in France's 85-71 loss to Germany. The four-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year now has collected 26 blocked shots in his Olympics career. That ties the 32-year-old with China legend Yao Ming tied for third place.
Most blocks all-time at the Olympics
*Active players
The block was introduced as a statistic for the Olympics in 2000.
FIBA