(1980-07-09) 9 July 1980 (age 43) Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Nationality
Russian
Listed height
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight
169 lb (77 kg)
Career information
College
UConn (1997–2001)
WNBA draft
2001: 1st round, 7th overall pick
Selected by the Minnesota Lynx
Position
Small forward
Career history
2001–2007
Minnesota Lynx
2008
Connecticut Sun
2010, 2012
Seattle Storm
Career highlights and awards
Russian Player of the Year (2009)
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Representing Russia
Women's Basketball
Olympic Games
2008 Beijing
Team Competition
World Championships
1998 Germany
Team
2006 Brazil
Team
European Championships
1999 Poland
Team
2005 Turkey
Team
2007 Italy
Team
2009 Latvia
Team
2011 Poland
Team
Svetlana Olegovna Abrosimova (Russian: Светлана Олеговна Абросимова, born 9 July 1980) is a Russian basketball player who has played in college, the Olympics, and in professional leagues. She most recently played for the Seattle Storm in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She is usually called by her nickname, "Svet" or "Sveta".
Abrosimova was born in Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (today St. Petersburg, Russia), to Oleg and Ludmilla Abrosimov. Her father Oleg works as a welder in a shipyard and her older sister, Tatiana, was a professional ballroom dancer. While attending school she was trained for the then Soviet Olympic team. She was named the MVP of the 1996 European Basketball Championship (also known as Eurobasket), averaging 18 points, six rebounds and three assists per game. She was also a member of all-star teams that won the 1995 and 1996 European Championship.
Abrosimova was a member of the Russian national basketball team that placed sixth at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal in the 1998 Basketball World Championship.[1][2]
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