Yekaterina Lisina
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 15, 1987 Penza, Penza Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 187 lb (85 kg) |
| Position | Center |
| Career history | |
| 2006–2009 | WBC CSKA Moscow |
| 2009 | Good Angels Košice |
| 2010 | WBC Spartak Moscow Region |
| 2011–2014 | Dynamo Kursk |
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Yekaterina Viktorovna Lisina (Russian: Екатерина Викторовна Лисина, born October 15, 1987), is a Russian basketball player who competed for the Russian National Team at the 2008 Summer Olympics, winning the bronze medal.[1]
In her bare feet, Lisina stands 2.06 m tall (6 ft 9 in).
In 2014, she ended her professional basketball career.
Basketball
Mizo Pecs (Hungary-A, 2004-06)
Sparta&K M.R. Vidnoje (Russia-Premier League, 2006-07)
CSKA Moscow (Russia-Premier League, 2007-09)
Good Angels Kosice (Slovak Republic-Extraliga, 2009)
Sparta&K M.R. Vidnoje (Russia-Premier League, 2009-10)
Dynamo Kursk (Russia-Premier League, 2011-14)
Personal life
Yekaterina converted to Hinduism. She became an ardent devotee of Goddess Lakshmi.She has stopped eating meat since then & even practices meditation every day.[2]
World record holder
Lisina holds two world records - the record for the woman with the longest legs, and for the tallest professional model - and will appear in the Guinness World Records 2018.[3] She also has been officially recognized as having the biggest feet of any woman in Russia.[4]
References
- ↑ https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/li/yekaterina-lisina-1.html
- ↑ https://postcard.news/know-tallest-basketball-player-world-adopted-hinduism/
- ↑ "7 days quiz: What has this woman entered the record books for?". BBC News. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ↑ "Meet Ekaterina Lisina, Tallest Professional Model At 6 ft 8 inches". India.com. Retrieved 8 September 2017.