Uljana Semjonova

Uļjana Larionovna Semjonova (Russian: Ульяна Ларионовна Семёнова, born 9 March 1952) is a retired Soviet-Latvian basketball player.[1][2]

Uļjana Semjonova
Stefania Passaro taglia fuori Uljana Semjonova.jpg
Stefania Passaro boxing out Semjonova in 1982
Personal information
Born9 March 1952 (aged 73)
Zarasai, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Height213 cm
Weight127 kg
Sport
SportBasketball
ClubTTT Riga

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

  1. Semjonova, Uļjana; Kresa, Inita (1996). Kad es biju laimīga. Rīga: Latvijas Olimpiskā komiteja. p. 8. ISBN 9984-10-001-4.
  2. Uļjana Semjonova Archived 2020-04-18 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
  3. 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
  4. Gazzetta dello Sport, Photoserie Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Comparison with Bill Russell's footprint (size 16 US / size 52 EU),Photoserie Archived 8 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine