Uļjana Larionovna Semjonova (Russian: Ульяна Ларионовна Семёнова, romanized: Ul'yana Larionovna Semyonova; born 9 March 1952) is a retired Latvianbasketball player who competed for the Soviet Union.[1][2]
Standing at least 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)[3] Semjonova was the leading women's basketball player in the world in the 1970s and 1980s. Wearing a men's size 21 (US) / 58 (EU) shoe, she was known for having the largest feet ever in women's basketball.[4][5] For almost all of her playing career, she played for TTT Riga, which was part of Daugava Voluntary Sports Society. With TTT, she won 15 championships in the Soviet Union and the European Champion's Cup 15 times. Semjonova was also very dominant in international play, winning two Olympic Gold medals while playing for the USSR in 1976 and 1980 and never lost a game in official international competition.[2]
^ abEvans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
uljana, semjonova, uļjana, larionovna, semjonova, russian, Ульяна, Ларионовна, Семёнова, romanized, yana, larionovna, semyonova, born, march, 1952, retired, latvian, basketball, player, competed, soviet, union, uļjana, semjonovastefania, passaro, boxing, semjo. Uljana Larionovna Semjonova Russian Ulyana Larionovna Semyonova romanized Ul yana Larionovna Semyonova born 9 March 1952 is a retired Latvian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union 1 2 Uljana SemjonovaStefania Passaro boxing out Semjonova in 1982Personal informationBorn9 March 1952 1952 03 09 age 70 Zarasai Lithuanian SSR Soviet UnionListed height213 cm 7 ft 0 in Listed weight127 kg 280 lb Career informationPlaying career1968 1989PositionCenterCareer history1968 1987TTT Riga1987 1988Tintoretto Getafe1988 1989Valenciennes OrchiesCareer highlights and awardsOrder of the Red Banner of Labour 1976 Basketball Hall of Fame as playerWomen s Basketball Hall of FameFIBA Hall of Fame as playerMedals Representing Soviet UnionOlympic Games1976 Montreal Team1980 Moscow TeamWorld Championships1971 Brazil Team1975 Colombia Team1983 Brazil TeamEuropean Championships1968 Italy Team1970 Netherlands Team1972 Bulgaria Team1974 Italy Team1976 France Team1978 Poland Team1980 Yugoslavia Team1981 Italy Team1983 Hungary Team1985 Italy TeamStanding at least 2 13 m 7 ft 0 in 3 Semjonova was the leading women s basketball player in the world in the 1970s and 1980s Wearing a men s size 21 US 58 EU shoe she was known for having the largest feet ever in women s basketball 4 5 For almost all of her playing career she played for TTT Riga which was part of Daugava Voluntary Sports Society With TTT she won 15 championships in the Soviet Union and the European Champion s Cup 15 times Semjonova was also very dominant in international play winning two Olympic Gold medals while playing for the USSR in 1976 and 1980 and never lost a game in official international competition 2 She was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour in 1976 6 and in 1993 became the first non US woman enshrined into the Basketball Hall of Fame 7 She was an inaugural member of the Women s Basketball Hall of Fame in the class of 1999 8 In 2007 she was enshrined in the FIBA Hall of Fame During the 2007 Latvian sports personality of the year award ceremony Semjonova received the Lifetime Contribution to Sport award References Edit Semjonova Uljana Kresa Inita 1996 Kad es biju laimiga Riga Latvijas Olimpiska komiteja p 8 ISBN 9984 10 001 4 a b Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Uljana Semjonova Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 18 April 2020 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 Comparison with Bill Russell s footprint size 16 US size 52 EU Photoserie Archived 8 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine Khavin Boris 1979 Vsyo ob olimpijskih igrah All About Olympic Games in Russian 2nd ed Moscow Fizkultura i sport p 578 Hall of Famers Basketball Hall of Fame Archived from the original on 22 April 2010 Retrieved 1 August 2009 WBHOF Inductees WBHOF Retrieved 1 August 2009 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Uljana Semjonova Uljana Semjonova at Olympedia Uljana Semjonova at the International Olympic Committee Iuliana Semenova at Olympics com Uljana Semjonova the soviet paving roller of 2 13 meters www abc es historia Spanish http www encancha com fotos foto23810 html At Tintoretto Getafe in the 1987 88 league Basketball Hall of Fame entry at the Wayback Machine archived 22 April 2010 FIBA Hall of Fame page on Semjonova at the Wayback Machine archived 24 June 2007 Hoopedia bio Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Uljana Semjonova amp oldid 1127370307, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
