Sue Bird

Sue Bird competed in BASKETBALL

Did you know?

• An Olympic basketball match is 40 minutes long, made up of four 10-minute quarters.
• Both Olympic tournaments contain 12 teams playing in pools of six, with the best eight teams qualifying for the quarter-finals.
• Men's basketball was introduced to the Olympics in 1936, with women given their own competition in 1976.
• The American men won the first seven Olympic titles, with their 62-match winning streak eventually ending in a controversial final defeat by the USSR in 1972.
• Great Britain is fielding men's and women's basketball teams at London 2012 - the first time they have competed at the Olympics since London last hosted the Games in 1948.