Uljana Semjonova
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Born | 9 March 1952 Zarasai, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union | (age 72)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 213 cm (7 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 127 kg (280 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career | 1968–1989 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Center | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1968-1987 | TTT Riga | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1987-1988 | Tintoretto Getafe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1988-1989 | Valenciennes-Orchies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Basketball Hall of Fame as player | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIBA Hall of Fame as player | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Uļjana Larionovna Semjonova (Russian: Ульяна Ларионовна Семёнова, romanized: Ul'yana Larionovna Semyonova; born 9 March 1952) is a retired Latvian basketball player of Russian descent who competed for the Soviet Union.[1][2]
Standing at least 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)
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
- ISBN 9984-10-001-4.
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Uļjana Semjonova". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
- ^ 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
- 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
- Uliana Semjonova at FIBA
- Uliana Semenova at FIBA
- Uļjana Semjonova international stats at Basketball-Reference.com
- Uļjana Semjonova at Olympedia
- 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