Photo: Pool Moncloa/Borja Puig de la Bellacasa / Attribution (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Pau Gasol is my model of the thoughtful giant. At 215 cm with a University of Barcelona background, he played the game with intelligence rather than brute force, and pairing with Kobe to win titles in Los Angeles cemented his legend. An 18-year NBA career running from Rookie of the Year to perennial All-Star is remarkable enough, but the Citizenship Award and the Princess of Asturias Award point to a person whose character matched his talent. He also carried Spain on the international stage. I simply love watching basketball played with that much grace and mind, and Gasol embodied it.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Pau Gasol
- Name (Japanese)
- パウ・ガソル
- Reading
- ぱう・がそる
- Born
- July 6, 1980 (age 45)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Monkey
- Origin
- Barcelona, Barcelona Province, Spain
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 215 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- basketball player / actor / professional athlete
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of Barcelona
Awards & achievements
- 2015 Princess of Asturias Award for Sports
- 2002 NBA Rookie of the Year Award
- 2002 NBA All-Rookie Team
- 2012 J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award
- 2001 Catalan of the year Award
- 2017 Gold Medal of Work Merit
- 2007 Gold Medal of the Royal Order of Sports Merit
- 2009 FIBA EuroBasket MVP
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.paugasol.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/paugasol/
- Xhttps://x.com/paugasol
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%91%E3%82%A6%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AC%E3%82%BD%E3%83%AB
Frequently asked questions
When was Pau Gasol born?
Born July 6, 1980 (age 45).
Where is Pau Gasol from?
Pau Gasol is from Barcelona, Barcelona Province, Spain.
What does Pau Gasol do?
Pau Gasol works as basketball player, actor, professional athlete.
How tall is Pau Gasol?
Pau Gasol is 215 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.