Uljana Semjonova
Latvian basketball player
Uļjana Larionovna Semjonova (Russian: Ульяна Ларионовна Семёнова, born 9 March 1952) is a retired Soviet-Latvian basketball player.[1][2]
 Stefania Passaro boxing out Semjonova in 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 9 March 1952 Zarasai, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 213 cm (7 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 127 kg (280 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Basketball | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | TTT Riga | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Her height is 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in).[3] Semjonova was the leading women's basketball player in the world in the 1970s and 1980s. She was known for having the largest feet ever in women's basketball.[4][5]
She mainly played for TTT Riga, which was part of Daugava Voluntary Sports Society.
References
change- ↑ Semjonova, Uļjana; Kresa, Inita (1996). Kad es biju laimīga. Rīga: Latvijas Olimpiskā komiteja. p. 8. ISBN 9984-10-001-4.
- ↑ Uļjana Semjonova Archived 2020-04-18 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- ↑ Tancredi Palmeri: Semionova sempre gigante "Dico solo grazie allo sport" (http://www.gazzetta.it/Sport_Vari/Basket/Estero/Primo_Piano/2009/01/03/semionova.shtml). La Gazzetta dello Sport, retrieved 26 April 2011
- ↑ Gazzetta dello Sport, Photoserie Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Comparison with Bill Russell's footprint (size 16 US / size 52 EU),Photoserie Archived 8 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine
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