Throwback Thursday - Air Jordan 6 Olympic
 We have recently had a ton of Olympic coverage lately and with the Games quickly approaching, what better time to pull out another Olympic shoe.
MJ himself was not on the court in the Sydney, but his shoes were present. Ray Allen and Vin Baker were both Jordan Team members as well as members of the 2000 Olympic Team that won Gold. Nike released the shoes that the two JB athletes were wearing at Niketowns limited to just 3,000 pairs. This was the first retro model to be a Niketown exclusive and the first to have a “limited” run. To many the shoes were a navy version of the Carmines with the color blocking resembling the original. Finding the Olympic Jordan 6, not to be confused with the Jordan Olympic 6, is not as easy of a task these days considering the shoes released almost 8 years ago. Thanks to age the clear outsoles are no longer clear on most of them either. Plenty of shots of the shoes are posted after the jump. As a teaser for next Thursday’s Throwback, this athlete was only 17 years old when he won the French Open. |
Throwback Thursday - Air Jordan 6 Olympic
Throwback Thursday - Air Jordan 6 Olympic
Throwback Thursday - Air Jordan 6 Olympic
Throwback Thursday - Air Jordan 6 Olympic
Throwback Thursday - Air Jordan 6 Olympic
Throwback Thursday - Air Jordan 6 Olympic
Throwback Thursday - Air Jordan 6 Olympic
Throwback Thursday - Air Jordan 6 Olympic
Ray Allen of the USA in action during the Mens Basketball Final at the Sydney SuperDome (Jamie Squire/Allsport)
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big difference between these and the new ones
Comment by gold — July 10, 2008 @ 4:51 pm
these r nice
Comment by mike — July 10, 2008 @ 4:53 pm
My favorite vi’s of all times
Comment by sharpz16 — July 10, 2008 @ 4:53 pm
there’s no comparision….str8 fire…simple, clean…Jesus Shuttleworth!!!
Comment by Soloflight22 — July 10, 2008 @ 5:06 pm
My favorite kicks hands down…
Comment by Fly — July 10, 2008 @ 5:28 pm
nice shoe.
Comment by YouKnow — July 10, 2008 @ 5:31 pm
dam why couldnt they have just re released these instead of those rainbow vis
Comment by jordanhead312 — July 10, 2008 @ 5:36 pm
Time hasn’t really taken it’s toll on the soles yet, they”re simply beautiful.
Comment by Retro 3 — July 10, 2008 @ 5:50 pm
These kicks are raw but not rawer than The carmines or infared 6’s
Comment by Brendan — July 10, 2008 @ 5:50 pm
these vi’s are hot. Jordan doing real big brah. Imma a jordan head so these shoes are good. I didnt like the rainbow ones because the were a bit fruity but. im lovin these
Comment by Ju-Ju — July 10, 2008 @ 5:54 pm
these i still have in my box worn twice
Comment by pimp212 — July 10, 2008 @ 6:14 pm
I’d take these over the rainbow bright J’s anyday. I call those the gay pride Jordan’s…lol
Comment by jerronimo — July 10, 2008 @ 6:19 pm
These are sick!!! I wish I could get my hands on these
Comment by E.Fontenette — July 10, 2008 @ 6:32 pm
oh so fly
Comment by yung albino — July 10, 2008 @ 6:46 pm
please bring these bake Nike!!!
Comment by bulldogskoleff — July 10, 2008 @ 7:00 pm
WOW MY holy grails i wish i had my hooks up back then buy hey these WILL be back but might take 15 years but will be back
Comment by xnyles — July 10, 2008 @ 7:22 pm
how did u keep the soles in such good shape did u rap them or just not wear them o and these r nice but has nothing on the inf reds
Comment by bklynsSNKRhead — July 10, 2008 @ 7:34 pm
o and r u referring to the the Reebok tennis pumps for next week?
Comment by bklynsSNKRhead — July 10, 2008 @ 7:37 pm
these are killin those new 6s
Comment by B.O. — July 10, 2008 @ 8:00 pm
dope
Comment by greenmaker24 — July 10, 2008 @ 8:34 pm
As Rick Flair would say Woooooooooooooooooo!
Comment by solesaved — July 10, 2008 @ 8:36 pm
Way better than those new Gay pride VI’s.
Comment by Nick — July 10, 2008 @ 8:37 pm
sorry have 2 disagree. these have nothing on the carmines. i thought the carmines was too much wit all the red. they don’t compare wit the infa’z but they got the carmines. good throwback! u had me all geeked up matt! i thought they were going 2 release these…. until i started reading.
Comment by Mizzdette — July 10, 2008 @ 8:53 pm
i got a yellowed pair in my room that i got out a locker in the gym at my school. still haven’t found out if they’re real or not but i’m really hopin they are.
Comment by XIII — July 10, 2008 @ 9:03 pm
I remember when The Game was wearing these, around the time he dropped his first album, people were swearing UP & DOWN that his J’s were fake (on another site I was on) as well as accusing Fabolous of wearing fakes as well.
Goes to show how much they actually knew about kicks.
Comment by Darneezy — July 10, 2008 @ 9:32 pm
nah the olympics beat the infrareds down…these r pretty much my favorite pair of j’s..i got 2 of these joints..sick pair of kicks!!!
Comment by Frank — July 10, 2008 @ 9:38 pm
NO SIRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!
There’s nothing like the Infra Red VI’s…
Those are CLASSICS! Can’t say the same about these.
It goes:
1. Infras
Carmines (tie)
3. White/Infras
4. Maroons
5. THESE
The VI itself is classic, but this colorway vs. the Infra Reds?
Infra Reds EASILY!
Comment by Darneezy — July 10, 2008 @ 10:01 pm
One of my fav!!! The new Olympic one is lo0ks gay ass hell!!!
Comment by mayneman — July 10, 2008 @ 10:11 pm
Next Thursday, Michael Chang, Reebok Court Victory Pumps.
Comment by Nia — July 10, 2008 @ 10:23 pm
some dude on nikesb.org was givin a pair away for free… i was about 10 minutes too late on payin before another dude got em
Comment by damnneardeadstock — July 10, 2008 @ 10:34 pm
fire!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment by rsan — July 10, 2008 @ 10:35 pm
i like these better than the carmines.
Comment by glen mac — July 10, 2008 @ 10:47 pm
i like the sport/september blue VIs
Comment by FearGODnotthem — July 10, 2008 @ 10:49 pm
now this is how a olympic jordans are supposed to look
Comment by hdogg — July 10, 2008 @ 10:59 pm
gorgeous shoe i saw a dude rockin those in the mall today i was thinkin nice kicks ( pun intended)
Comment by shoehead — July 10, 2008 @ 11:02 pm
U kno what? i aint feelin these i think the carmines with the 17’s were dope but these are just O.K.
Comment by Egypt — July 10, 2008 @ 11:04 pm
One of the best VI’s ever!!!!!!!!
Comment by AIR DANIEL — July 10, 2008 @ 11:06 pm
i’ve seen so many fakes of these, its sickening.
Comment by bkbigjay — July 10, 2008 @ 11:27 pm
save me jesus!!!!dez kicks will always be fire!!
Comment by Smokey Da Bear — July 10, 2008 @ 11:35 pm
NICE
Comment by oldjumpman35 — July 10, 2008 @ 11:48 pm
MY FAVORITE JORDANS OF ALL TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment by dan910 — July 11, 2008 @ 12:00 am
^^^ #1 on my list. can’t wait til they on my feeet
Comment by FLyy Skyy — July 11, 2008 @ 12:44 am
these are different i none big way. these are retro[+] while the olympic 6 isnt even retro i was dissapointed but the shoe is great.
Comment by sneakerhead3 — July 11, 2008 @ 8:18 am
the carmines r my favorite but these r hot. I got the new Olympic 6 too n I think that there pretty hot.LOL My carmines r better tho
Comment by Austin — July 11, 2008 @ 8:19 am
Ah, what a beautiful pair of VI’s.
At the risk of sounding cliche, “they don’t make em like they used to.”
Comment by Stoj23 — July 11, 2008 @ 10:40 am
wow…u kept them in great condition
Comment by Jon Blaze — July 11, 2008 @ 12:04 pm
the best olympics are the 7s
Comment by Kiyl — July 11, 2008 @ 1:23 pm
The infrared sixes are better……. Why you ask????
1. original nike swoosh in the back instead of jumpman.
2. OG color
3. they just look better.
Comment by DONERny — July 11, 2008 @ 2:07 pm
these are truly NiceKicks
Comment by JC — July 11, 2008 @ 3:14 pm
when they said they were comming out with the Olympic 6`s I thought they meant these I would`ve camped out for these.instead Jordan Brand chose to release those RAINBOW COALITION 6`S.
Comment by skywalker — July 11, 2008 @ 5:51 pm
the carmines made me fell in love with the 6…these solidify the vi’s position as one of the best ever!
Comment by atomic sushi — July 11, 2008 @ 8:32 pm
oh yes i love those all the retro 6! oh yes..when is coming Out? any 1 know
Comment by Air23Jay — July 12, 2008 @ 12:04 am
thanks for the pics Nice Kicks…i think i’ve said how much I love these over the VII’s in a few commentaries…even though Mike wore the VII’s these r the ‘xclusie!!!!!! Wow =..0) tears of joy…a must own before I’m gone!
Big Dix
Comment by Dixon Syder — July 13, 2008 @ 1:58 pm
yea…i seen a 40+ year old man wearing these on the board walk at the beach today, i felt special cause i was wearing the carmines getting looks from everyone..but this dude put me to shame on that,
definetly one of my favorite 6’s next to the infrareds and the carmines
Comment by nick katherina — July 13, 2008 @ 6:29 pm
Man These Bad Boyz is Clean!!!! When do they come out
Comment by kiki — July 15, 2008 @ 1:22 am
i love the VI so much, i just think it is the nicest sneaker ever created, point blank period. i can’t wait for the day that i decide to wear the ones i have aquired over these last few years.
look at jesus shuttlesworth!
Comment by princeofthecity — July 16, 2008 @ 9:25 am
these soles look too clear to b ogs… so dope!
Comment by 23 — July 17, 2008 @ 11:15 am
not hatin’ on 08 retros but this is how theyre supposed to look
there i said it…
-NoHyPe23
Comment by NoHyPe23 — July 18, 2008 @ 12:19 am
i love js and any shoe that looks cute on my foot
Comment by tank — July 18, 2008 @ 7:01 pm
i love js and nikes and i like to be fly
Comment by rabbit — July 18, 2008 @ 7:02 pm
LMFAOO HE IAD THE RIANBOW ONES I STILL HAVE THEM DEAD STOCK I DIDNT EVEN PUT MY FOOT IN THEM
Comment by L C JOSEPH — July 20, 2008 @ 12:07 pm
I GOT THESE AND THE SKITTLES VIS. IF YOU NEED A 13 IN THE 2000 MODEL HIT ME UP AT EDDIE REDICE AT MYSPACE/500
Comment by THE STANDARD aka THE FOOTWORKKING — July 22, 2008 @ 6:14 pm
heck yea i like the 6s but not so much 7s or 8s, i think Jerry Seinfeld had these ones on an episode one time…
Comment by Jordan0589 — July 23, 2008 @ 12:44 pm
Carmines are hotter
Comment by JoRdAnS — July 24, 2008 @ 7:28 pm
these j’s are hard cuz
Comment by money — July 24, 2008 @ 9:29 pm
the hottest jordans ever……..sike
Comment by Fresh12s — July 30, 2008 @ 3:11 pm
man,iam really a jordan fanatic but,real tal i gets them free sometimes,buthe bogus for briging those rainbows out lol ino people was mad,when a pair i like i get them in give it away the next day real talk,if anybody wants a pair of jordans that comes out,in they want it,i will have it on ebay for chep is hell real talk,just look for kingkong
Comment by shawn — August 21, 2008 @ 12:51 am
real talk i buy a pair of jordans that comes out in give them away the next day,beacuse the following week a better pair is going to better than those,so people if want jordans you like cant get them in they sold out,i will have them on ebay for wayyyyyy cheap just look for kingkong they will be new in the box
Comment by shawn — August 21, 2008 @ 12:55 am
will these shoes be coming out or what….if yes , then when .
Comment by Carlos Torres — August 22, 2008 @ 11:23 am