Svetlana Pankratova

Svetlana Pankratova (born April 29 1971, Volgograd, Russia) has, according to Guinness World Records, the longest legs of any woman in the world. While she is not the world's tallest woman, her legs are convert|132|cm|ftin long. Because her upper body is of much more typical dimensions, she is convert|196|cm|ftin tall.

Pankratova appeared in Trafalgar Square in London on September 16, 2008 with He Pingping, the smallest man in the world, to promote the new edition of the Guiness Book of World Records. [cite news | url=http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2008-09-16-shortest-leggiest_N.htm?csp=34 | title=World's shortest man meets leggiest woman | date=2008-09-16 | accessdate=2008-09-27 | publisher=Associated Press | work= [http://www.usatoday.com/ USAToday.com] ] Pictures of her appearance with He were extremely popular, spending several days as the most-emailed pictures in the world several major news sites.fact|date=September 2008

Pankratova played women's basketball at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia from 1992-95. She was an impact player, setting three all-time records which are still active:

No. 1 - Career Blocked Shots, 1992-95 (176)
No. 1 - Single Season Total Blocked Shots, 1994-95 (75)
No. 8 - Single Season Field Goals, 1994-95 (178)

References

* [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article4769697.ece "Times" article September 2008]
* [http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1695754.ece "The Sun" September 2008]
* [http://www.vcuathletics.com/wbb/wbb_records.php "VCU Rams" Athletics website]