GRINER Brittney
United States of America
18 Oct 1990
30
Female
2.03/6'7''
HOUSTON, TX
United States of America
Events and Medals
| Discipline | Event | Rank | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
 Basketball |
Women | 1 |
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Schedule
Change
| Start Time | Location | Event | Status |
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| Saitama Super Arena |
NGR Nigeria 72 USA United States 81 |
Finished |
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| Saitama Super Arena |
USA United States 86 JPN Japan 69 |
Finished |
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| Saitama Super Arena |
FRA France 82 USA United States 93 |
Finished |
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| Saitama Super Arena |
AUS Australia 55 USA United States 79 |
Finished |
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| Saitama Super Arena |
USA United States 79 SRB Serbia 59 |
Finished |
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| Saitama Super Arena |
USA United States 90 JPN Japan 75 |
Finished |
NGR
JPN
FRA
AUS
SRB
Biographical Information
Highlights
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Olympic Games
World Cup
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Women | 2016 | Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
World Cup
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Women | 2018 | Santa Cruz de Tenerife, ESP |
| 1 | Women | 2014 | Turkey |
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BG, Big Foot [because of the US size 18 shoes she wears]. (olympics.nbcsports.com, 26 Feb 2016; brittney-griner.com, 31 Dec 2011)
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Athlete
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Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA
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English
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Phoenix Mercury [USA] / UMMC Ekaterinburg [RUS] since 2013 [Mercury]
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Sandy Brondello [Mercury], AUS; Dawn Staley [national], USA
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Centre (ibtimes.com, 22 Mar 2012)
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2011 for United States of America (usabasketball.com, 13 Feb 2012)
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In July 2017 she sustained a bruise to her left knee bone and a sprain to her right ankle. (wnba.com, 15 Jul 2017)
She suffered an eye injury in September 2014, forcing her to wear glasses to compete at the 2014 World Championships in Turkey. (olympictalk.nbcsports.com, 27 Sep 2014)
She suffered an eye injury in September 2014, forcing her to wear glasses to compete at the 2014 World Championships in Turkey. (olympictalk.nbcsports.com, 27 Sep 2014)
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WNBA [USA] / Russian Women's Basketball Premier League [RUS] (cronkitenews.azpbs.org, 20 Feb 2020)
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She began playing basketball at Nimitz Senior High School in Houston, TX, United States of America. (texasmonthly.com, 20 Jan 2013)
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She played sport through school, initially volleyball and football. It was not until high school that she discovered basketball. "I didn't think I was very good, and I didn't even think I could make the team in the eighth grade. But it didn't take long for me to realise that this was my sport." (texasmonthly.com, 20 Jan 2013)
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"When I'm on the court, I'm free. I don't have to think about being judged on anything but my performance, which I can control. When I'm on the court, I'm at peace." (usatoday.com, 23 Jul 2015)
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She was named Player of the Game in the 2018 World Cup gold medal game in Tenerife, Spain. (usab.com, 01 Oct 2018)
She was named Defensive Player of the Year in 2014 and 2015 in both the WNBA and the WCBA in People's Republic of China. She was also named WCBA Centre of the Year in 2015. (usab.com, 2016; olympics.nbcsports.com, 29 Feb 2016)
While playing college basketball she was named Big 12 Conference Player of the Year in 2011, and was named the 2010 United States Basketball Writers Association [USBWA] National Freshman of the Year, after she set an all-time single-season NCAA Division I record for blocked shots with 223 in 2009/10. (usabasketball.com, 13 Feb 2012)
She was named Defensive Player of the Year in 2014 and 2015 in both the WNBA and the WCBA in People's Republic of China. She was also named WCBA Centre of the Year in 2015. (usab.com, 2016; olympics.nbcsports.com, 29 Feb 2016)
While playing college basketball she was named Big 12 Conference Player of the Year in 2011, and was named the 2010 United States Basketball Writers Association [USBWA] National Freshman of the Year, after she set an all-time single-season NCAA Division I record for blocked shots with 223 in 2009/10. (usabasketball.com, 13 Feb 2012)
Legend
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- Gold Medal
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- Gold Medal Event
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- Silver Medal Event
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- Bronze Medal Event
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