Air Jordan VII ‘Olympic’ 1991 Salesman Sample | Size 9

The 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, marked the formation of the infamous “Dream Team,” one of the greatest basketball rosters ever assembled. It was the first time the US recruited professional NBA players, including Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley, and Magic Johnson. The Dream Team swept the competition with eight consecutive landslide victories, winning the Gold and cementing the team’s greatness. The 1992 Olympic Games and star-studded Dream Team significantly contributed to the popularity and globalization of basketball. 

Michael Jordan wore the Air Jordan VII in this “Olympic” colorway when he played for the 1992 Dream Team. The silhouette features a patriotic red, white, and blue color scheme, with accents of silver and gold to celebrate the first Air Jordan made specifically for the Olympics. The heels have Jordan’s Olympic jersey number “9.”

This shoe was remarkable due to its innovations in design and structure. The most notable change to the African art-inspired silhouette was the lack of a visible air bubble unit. Designed by legendary Nike creator Tinker Hatfield, he opted for a Jumpman logo on the perforated upper and embroidered “Jordan” across the tongue, in addition to Michael’s jersey number at the heel. 

These are salesman sample sneakers with a manufacturing date of 1991, notably a year before the Air Jordan VII was released to the public in 1992. The shoes feature sample tags that specify details about the model, and the size runs that were soon to be released.