Awards and Achievements
- 2× NBA champion (1994, '95)
- 2× NBA Finals MVP (1994, '95)
- 1× NBA MVP (1994)
- 2× Defensive Player of Year (1993, '94)
- 6× All-NBA First Team (1987, '88, '89, '93, '94, '97)
- 3× All-NBA Second Team ('86, '90, '96)
- 3× All-NBA Third Team (1991, '95, '99)
- 5× All-Defensive First Team ('87, '88, '90, '93, '94)
- 4× All-Defensive Second Team ('85, '91, '96, '97)
- 12× All-Star
- Olympic gold medalist (1996)
- Named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996).
- Olajuwon ended his career in the top ten all-time in blocks, scoring, rebounding, and steals. He is the only player in NBA history to retire in the top ten for all four categories (he is now 11th all-time in rebounding).
- Olajuwon was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a member of the class of 2008.
- Ranked #13 in SLAM Magazine's 2009 revision of the top 50 greatest players of all time (published in the August 2009 issue)
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