Brittney Griner

Brittney Griner is honestly one of those athletes who makes you rethink what's possible on a basketball court — at 6'9" she's a certified force of nature, and her back-to-back John Wooden Awards at Baylor weren't luck, they were a preview of a dominant WNBA career that's included multiple Defensive Player of the Year honors and six All-Star nods. But what really sticks with me is how her story transcended sport: her detention in Russia in 2022 was a gut-punch reminder of how professional women athletes are often treated like second-class citizens by the global sports economy, forced to play overseas just to make decent money. She came home, kept playing, and never stopped being exactly who she is. Three Olympic gold medals. Named one of Time's 100 most influential people in 2023. She's earned every bit of it.

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Name (English)

Brittney Griner

Name (Japanese)

ブリトニー・グリナー

Reading

ぶりとにー・ぐりなー

Born

October 18, 1990 (age 36)

Origin

Houston, Texas, United States

Height

206 cm

Occupation

basketball player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Horse

High school

Nimitz High School

University

Baylor University

Awards & achievements

• Wade Trophy
• WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award
• USBWA National Freshman of the Year
• 2012 John R. Wooden Award
• 2012 Best Female Athlete ESPY Award
• 2012 Best Female College Athlete ESPY Award
• 2013 John R. Wooden Award
• 2013 Best Female College Athlete ESPY Award

• Official sitehttp://www.griner42.com
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/brittneyyevettegriner/
• Xhttps://x.com/brittneygriner
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brittney%20Griner
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%96%E3%83%AA%E3%83%88%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B0%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%83%8A%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2925780

Tags

• Texas
• basketball player

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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