| Rank | Event | Year | Location | |
| Olympic Games | ||||
| 1 | Women | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | |
| 1 | Women | 2004 | Athens, GRE | |
| World Championship | ||||
| 1 | Women | 2010 | Czech Republic | |
| 1 | Women | 2002 | China | |
| 3 | Women | 2006 | Brazil | |
Occupation
Athlete
Education
Communications - University of Connecticut, United States
Language(s) spoken
English
Club name
Seattle Storm , Seattle, WA, USA
Coach
Brian Agle [Club], Geno Auriemma [National] (USA) (lovewomensbasketball.com, 09 Feb 2012, courantblogs.com, 13 Feb 2012, usabasketball.com, 20 Apr 2011)
Position and style
Point guard (womentalksports.com, 14 Feb 2012)
Debut
2000 for United States (uconnhuskies.com, 26 Nov 2007)
Injuries
She tore her anterior cruciate ligament in her freshman year of college. (USOC, 26 Sep 2003)
Additional information
Superstitions / Rituals
She always tucks her shoelaces into her shoes. (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 15 May 2002)
Awards
Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award 2011. (sportspagemagazine.com, 18 Sep 2011)
She is a five time Women's National Basketball Association [WNBA] All-Star. (nbcolympics.com, 25 Jul 2008)
The Seattle Storm selected her as the number one overall pick in the 2002 WNBA Draft. (USA Basketball, 26 Sep 2003)
She was the 2002 Naismith Player of the Year and 2002 Wade Trophy recipient, named 2002 Player of the Year by the Associated Press and US Basketball Writers Association, and also was
presented with the first annual Senior C.L.A.S.S. award in 2002, which is bestowed upon the nation's top senior basketball player. (usabasketball.com, 03 Oct 2010)
She earned the 2002 Honda Award as the Women's College Basketball Player of the Year and collected the 2002 ESPY as the top Female College Athlete of the Year. (usabasketball.com, 03 Oct 2010)
While playing for the University of Connecticut she earned first-team All-America honours in both 2001 and 2002. (USOC, 28 Feb 2003)
WNBA All-Decade Team: 1997-06. (usabasketball.com, 03 Oct 2010)
General
PLAYING IN RUSSIA
She spent a total of four seasons playing for Spartak Moscow Region with USA teammate Diana Taurasi. She also played alongside Tina Thompson [2006-07 and 2007-08] and Sylvia Fowles [2008-09, 2009-10] and helped Spartak capture four consecutive EuroLeague championships. (usabasketball.com, 03 Oct 2010)
NO.10
She wears No. 10 because she and her sister were both born in the 10th month of the year. (usabasketball.com, 03 Oct 2010)
SEATTLE SPORTS ROYALTY
In 2003 she was voted by Seattle sports fans to replace Supersonics and 2000 US Olympic Team guard Gary Payton's billboard at the entrance of Seattle's Nike Town. She not only beat out Sonics guard and 2000 Olympic gold medallist Ray Allen, the runner-up, but also Payton, Lance Armstrong, Mia Hamm and Marion Jones. (usabasketball.com, 26 Nov 2007)
NICE START
In her first WNBA game, she notched 19 points, five steals, three assists and two rebounds. (WNBA, 26 Sep 2003)
WRITING A BOOK
At the end of 2004 she released her autobiography "Sue Bird: Be Yourself". (usoc.org, 26 Nov 2007)
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008, Athens 2004
