Nike Zoom Kobe 4 "Gold Medal"
The Nike Zoom Kobe 4 "Gold Medal" (344335-141) released Sunday, July 19, 2009.
Original retail (2009): $190 · Lowest resale ask: $14,039 on GOAT (Nov 14, 2026)
Colorway: Wht/Drk Obsdn-Vrsty Rd-Mtllc G · Style code: 344335-141 · Release date: July 19, 2009 · Lowest resale ask: $14,039 · Availability: Available now
Source: GOAT's catalog · stores checked Nov 14, 2026, 4:20 PM ET
More colorways & related: Nike Zoom Kobe 4 POP "Finals MVP" · GS Nike Kobe IV "Lakers" · GS Nike Kobe 4 "Draft Pack" · Nike Kobe 4 Protro "Draft Pack" · Nike Kobe IV Protro — Team Gold/Persian Violet · Nike Kobe 9 EM Low Protro "Philippines" · Nike Kobe A.D. Protro "Ruthless Precision" · Nike Kobe 8 Protro "Shanghai Fireworks" · GS Nike Kobe 8 "Shanghai Fireworks" · Nike Kobe 3 Low Protro "Orca" · GS Nike Kobe III Low "Orca" · Nike Kobe 3 Low Protro "Mamba Eterno"
All Nike Kobe 4 release dates & colorways
About the Nike Zoom Kobe 4 "Gold Medal"
Basketball shoes were high-tops because they had always been high-tops. The received wisdom held that a cut above the ankle prevented injuries, and nobody with anything to lose tested it publicly until Bryant asked Eric Avar for the lowest, lightest basketball shoe he could build, citing the football boots he had grown up playing in. The fourth model was the result, reaching retail in 2009 after an earlier run through Nike's customisation programme, and its influence was immediate: within a few seasons low-cut performance models had gone from heresy to default across the league. Flywire cables handled the containment that a collar used to be credited with. Gold Medal wears white with dark obsidian, varsity red and metallic gold, and arrived in the summer between two championship runs.
Written with AI from brand specs; facts checked against our catalog data on Sep 18, 2026.