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Uļjana Semjonova
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Uļjana Semjonova was a female basketball player who competed as a center for the Soviet Union. She played for the TTT Riga team and participated in the 1971 and 1975 FIBA World Championships for Women, as well as the 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympics. Her native language was Latvian, and she also spoke Russian.
Born in Zarasai in 1952, she held citizenship in the Soviet Union and Latvia. She received the Order of Lenin, the Order of the Three Stars, the Order of Friendship of Peoples, and the Order of the Red Banner of Labour. She is recognized in the Basketball Hall of Fame collection. Semjonova died in Riga in 2026.
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1952-03-09 ) 9 March 1952, Zarasai , Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
- Died
- 8 January 2026 (2026-01-08) (aged 73), Riga , Latvia
- Nationality
- Latvian
- Listed height
- 213 cm (7 ft 0 in)
- Listed weight
- 127 kg (280 lb)
- Playing career
- 1968–1989
- Position
- Center
- 1968 1987
- TTT Riga
- 1987 1988
- Tintoretto Getafe
- 1988 1989
- Valenciennes-Orchies
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Uliana
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Latvia
- Place of birth
- Zarasai
- Place of death
- Riga
- Occupation
- basketball player
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Native language
- Latvian
- Participant in
- 1973 Summer Universiade
- Sport
- basketball
- Member of team
- TTT Riga
- Position played
- center
- Country for sport
- Soviet Union
- Mass
- 128
- Image
- Stefania Passaro taglia fuori Uljana Semjonova.jpg
- Height
- 210
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- Uljana Semjonova
- date of birth
- 1952-03-09
- name in native language
- Uļjana Semjonova
- date of death
- 2026-01-08
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Encyclopedic overview
Uļjana Semjonova (Russian: Ульяна Ларионовна Семёнова, romanized: Ulyana Larionovna Semyonova; 9 March 1952 – 8 January 2026) was a Latvian basketball player of Old Believer descent who competed for the Soviet Union.
Career
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