Brittney
Griner

Olympian 2016, 2020, 2024

3
GOLD

0
SILVER

0
BRONZE

Athlete Bio#

Brittney Griner smiles from the basketball court

Height

6'8"

Age

Hometown

Houston, TX

Education

Baylor University

Quick Facts

Daughter of Raymond and Sandra Griner
Has three older siblings, D, Shkera and Pier
Named to the 2014 FIBA World Cup All-Tournament Team
Volunteers with former Houston Rocket guard Steve Francis' Holiday Bowling and Christmas Party for underprivileged children
Married to Cherelle Watson, who she met while at Baylor.

World Championships Experience

Most recent: 2018 – gold Years of Participation: 2014, 2018 Medals: 2 (2 golds)

Personal Website

USA Basketball

Olympic Experience

3-time Olympian; 3-time Olympic medalist (3 gold)

Olympic Games Paris 2024, gold (Team - Women)
Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, gold (Team - Women)
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, gold (Team - Women)

Athlete News#

A'ja Wilson's Game-High 20 Points Helps the U.S. Women's Basketball Team Move on to the Semis
PARIS — The undefeated USA women’s basketball team remained so as they played villain to the world’s pick, Nigeria – the first ever African team, male or female, to advance to an Olympic quarterfinal – in a 88-74 victory on Wednesday evening.A’ja Wilso...
Aug 7, 2024

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