The " Dunk of Death " ("le dunk de la mort" in French) refers to a slam dunk by American basketball player Vince Carter during the 2000 Summer Olympics. After a steal, the 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Carter …

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He won the contest by performing an array of dunks, including a 360° windmill, a between-the-legs bounce dunk, and an "elbow in the rim" dunk. It was a defining moment in Carter’s career, so much …

Sep 25, 2025 · Vince Carter might be the best dunker in basketball history, but he was more than that throughout his 22 years in the NBA.

Sep 25, 2025 · However, many remember Carter as an elite dunker. And that’s not a bad thing. Carter’s 2000 highlight reel featured a few slams that shook the basketball world in February in Oakland, Calif.

Feb 15, 2025 · While representing Team USA at the Summer Olympics in Australia, Carter stole the ball away from Team France and dunked cleanly over 7-2 center Frederic Weis.

Oct 7, 2025 · Celebrating 25 years of Vince Carter's iconic dunk at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, an unforgettable moment in basketball history still regarded as one of the greatest dunks of all time.

Vince Carter looks back on his famous dunk over 7-foot-2 French center Frederic Weis at the 2000 Olympics.

Apr 25, 2025 · On 25th September 2000 during a group game in the Sydney Olympics Men’s Basketball competition. NBA -star Vince Carter jumped clean over French centre, Frédéric Weis and dunked the …

Sep 24, 2024 · Every once in a while, something happens on a basketball court that defies expectations, logic, the laws of basic physics. Carter gave us one at the Olympics Games Syndey 2000, during a …