Name: Chris Paul
Country: USA
Sport: Basketball
Age: 27
Why He’s a Gold Medal Hottie: Most Olympians have skill and confidence, but Chris Paul has a little something extra: heart. On the day of his murdered grandfather’s funeral, Paul—only a senior in high school at the time—scored 61 points, symbolizing every year of his grandfather’s life. He has also been involved with service programs for Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina. But the athlete isn’t all about giving—he knows how to take, too. He steals the spotlight by averaging 18.8 points, 9.8 assists and 2.4 steals per game in his career. Not to mention that he’s a former 2008 Gold-winning Olympian, and he’s got some serious faith in the 2012 team: “[T]here’s no question that I think this year’s team can be better than ’08 because all of us are so much better players than we were four years ago,” he says. Looks like Paul and his team will be slam dunking for the Gold this month!
