Svetlana Pankratova

Svetlana Pankratova (born April 29, 1971^[1]) is a Russian woman formerly recognized, according to Guinness World Records, as having the longest legs of any woman in the world.^[2][3]

Svetlana Pankratova Светлана Панкратова
Born	(1971-04-29) 29 April 1971 (age 53) Volgograd, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Russian
Education	Virginia Commonwealth University
Known for	Previous record-holder for the longest legs of any woman in the world
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)

While she is not the world's tallest woman, her legs are 132 centimeters long. Because her upper body is of much more typical dimensions, she is 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) tall. She has also very large feet, size 13 (US) / 46 (EU).^[4]

Pankratova was born in Volgograd, Russian SFSR, USSR. She played women's basketball at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia, USA, from 1992 to 1995. She was an impact player, setting two school records which are still unbroken:

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)

Pankratova appeared in Trafalgar Square in London on September 16, 2008 with He Pingping, then the smallest man in the world (before his death in March, 2010), to promote the 2009 edition of the Guinness World Records.^[5][6] Along with her native Russian, Pankratova speaks English and some Spanish. She lived in Torremolinos, Spain.^[3]

On March 11, 2013 it was reported that Pankratova returned to Virginia after marrying local resident Jack Gosnell. She accepted a position as an assistant coach for the Meridian High School girls’ basketball team.^[7]

In 2017, Pankratova was surpassed by Yekaterina Lisina (also Russian) for the record of the woman with the longest legs.^[8]

References

1. "Svetlana Pankratova, the woman with the world's second longest legs". MONACO. 12 November 2008. Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved 19 November 2008.
2. Longest legs - female Svetlana Pankratova (Russia) has the world's longest legs, verified as measuring 132 cm (51.9 in) in Torremolinos, Spain on 8 July 2003. Guinness World Records, updated 8 July 2003
3. Longest Female Legs - Die Längsten Frauenbeine!! -- Guinness World Records on YouTube 11-03-2009
4. "Svetlana Pankratova: World's Longest Legs Strut in the City". wowOwow.com. 11 November 2008. Retrieved 13 November 2008.
5. "World's shortest man meets leggiest woman". USAToday.com. Associated Press. 16 September 2008. Retrieved 27 September 2008.
6. "World's shortest man, leggiest woman". ChicagoTribune.com. Associated Press. 16 September 2008. Retrieved 21 October 2008.
7. "Svetlana Pankratova, woman with the world's longest female legs, is now a high school basketball coach". Washington Post. Associated Press. 11 March 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
8. "7 days quiz: What has this woman entered the record books for?". BBC News. Retrieved 8 September 2017.

External links

• Svetlana Pankratova on Facebook