Yekaterina Lisina
 Yekaterina Lisina in 2012 | |
| 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 | 198 lb (90 kg) |
| Position | Center |
| Career history | |
| 2006–2009 | WBC CSKA Moscow |
| 2009 | Good Angels Košice |
| 2010 | WBC Spartak Moscow Region |
| 2011–2014 | Dynamo Kursk |
Medals | |
Yekaterina Viktorovna Lisina (Template:Lang-ru, born October 15, 1987), is a Russian model and former basketball player. She currently holds a Guinness World Record for the tallest professional model. Throughout her basketball career, she competed for the Russian National Team at the 2008 Summer Olympics, winning the bronze medal.[1]
Without shoes, Lisina stands 2.06 m tall (6 ft 9 in). In 2014, she ended her professional basketball career and became a professional model and is founder of "World's Tallest Models" modeling agency.
World record holder
Lisina held two world records—the record for the woman with the longest legs, and for the tallest professional model—and had appeared in the Guinness World Records 2018.[2][3] She also has been officially recognized as having the biggest feet of any woman in Russia.[4] In October 2020, the world record for woman with the longest legs went to Texas teenager, Maci Currin. [5] Lisina still holds the other records.
References
- ^ Yekaterina Lisina Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
- ^ Video: Meet the 6’ 9” Russian model with the world’s longest legs Rachel Swatman 11 September 2017
- ^ "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.
- ^ "World's Longest Legs Record Broken By Texas Teen". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
External links
Media related to Yekaterina Lisina at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
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- Olympic bronze medalists for Russia
- Olympic basketball players of Russia
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- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Universiade medalists in basketball
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- Centers (basketball)
- Medalists at the 2009 Summer Universiade
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