| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Full name | Uļjana Larionovna•Semjonova |
| Used name | Uļjana•Semjonova |
| Other names | Ulyana Larionovna Semyonova, Ульяна Ларионовна Семёнова |
| Born | 9 March 1952 in Medumi, Augšdaugavas novads (LAT) |
| Died | 8 January 2026 (aged 73 years 9 months 30 days) in Rīga, Rīga (LAT) |
| Measurements | 210 cm / 128 kg |
| Affiliations | TTT Daugawa, Riga |
| NOC |  Soviet Union |
| Nationality |  Latvia |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 2 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 2 |
At 2.16 metres (7-1) and 129 kg. (285 lbs.), Uljana Semjonova helped the Soviet Union dominate women’s basketball between 1958 and 1976. During that time the Soviet Union did not lose an international game. Semjonova began playing for the national team in 1971, and helped them win Olympic gold medals in 1976 and 1980, and World Championships in 1971, 1975, and 1983. She also helped the Soviets to European Championships in 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, and 1983. She was finally dropped from the Soviet team when, despite her great size, she was no longer able to run the court adequately to keep up with the whippet-quick American players. In 1992 she became the first non-American woman inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | Nationality | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 Summer Olympics | Basketball (Basketball) | URS |
LAT |
Uļjana Semjonova | |||
| Basketball, Women (Olympic) | Soviet Union | 1 | Gold | ||||
| 1980 Summer Olympics | Basketball (Basketball) | URS |
LAT |
Uļjana Semjonova | |||
| Basketball, Women (Olympic) | Soviet Union | 1 | Gold |
