Brittney Yevette Griner

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Baseball Player
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Naismith_College_Player_of_the_Year
gptkb:USA_Basketball_Female_Athlete_of_the_Year
Wade Trophy
2021 Tokyo Olympics
AP_Player_of_the_Year
FIBA_World_Cup_gold_medalist
gptkbp:birthDate October 18, 1990
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Houston,_Texas,_USA
gptkbp:college gptkb:Baylor_University
gptkbp:convictedOf gptkb:Russia
February 2022
gptkbp:draft gptkb:Phoenix_Mercury
gptkbp:filmography 'Brittney_Griner:_The_Untold_Story'
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Brittney_Yevette_Griner
gptkbp:height 6 ft 9 in
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Brittney Yevette Griner
gptkbp:influence Advocate for social justice
Inspiration for young athletes
Role model for LGBTQ+ community
gptkbp:is_a_member_of LGBTQ+ rights
prison reform advocacy
gptkbp:mediaAppearances gptkb:ESPN
Good Morning America
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
gptkbp:notable_event First woman to dunk in a NCAA tournament game
Two-time Olympic gold medalist
First NCAA player to score 2,000 points and block 500 shots
Led Baylor to a national championship in 2012
First openly transgender athlete to compete in the Olympics
gptkbp:position Center
gptkbp:released December 2022
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Cherelle_Griner
gptkbp:styleOfPlay Scoring ability
Rebounding
Shot-blocking
gptkbp:team gptkb:Phoenix_Mercury
2013
multiple times
gptkbp:weight 205 lb