Uljana semjonova biography for kids

  InterBasket > Player Profiles > Uljana Semjonova, LatviaFrom HoopHall.com: Uljana Semjonova's impact on the women's international basketball scene may be modest when compared to the impact she had in her native Latvia.

From 1970 to 1985, Semjonova was voted the most popular athlete in her country 12 times. Considering that in the same 15-year span, Sports Illustrated never had a repeat Sportsman of the Year, Uljana Semjonova brings impeccable credentials to the Basketball Hall of Fame.

Several years ago, Semjonova, the first woman international player in the Hall of Fame, told the Seattle Times that back in her homeland, "I sign so many autographs, my hand hurts." Semjonova's credentials include a remarkable 18-year career in which she never lost a single game playing in international basketball.

Few athletes have so completely and thoroughly dominated their individual sport like the seven-foot Semjonova.

Her career began in 1968, and over the next two