Svetlana Pankratova
Svetlana Pankratova with He Pingping in September 2008
Born	August 29, 1971 (1971-08-29) (age 38) Volgograd, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, USSR
Nationality	Russian
Education	Virginia Commonwealth University
Height	196 centimetres (6 ft 5 in)
Known for	Longest legs of any woman in the world

Svetlana Pankratova (born August 29, 1971^[1] in Volgograd, Russian SFSR, USSR) 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 132 centimetres (4 ft 4 in) long. Because her upper body is of much more typical dimensions, she is 196 centimetres (6 ft 5 in) tall. She has also very large feet, size 13 (US) / 46 (EU).^[2]

Pankratova played women's basketball at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia, USA, from 1992 to 1995. She was an impact player, setting three 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, the smallest man in the world, to promote the 2009 edition of the Guinness World Records.^[3][4]

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[edit] External links

• Times article September 2008
• The Sun September 2008
• Daily Mail November 2008
• Repórter Diário November 2008
• VCU Rams Athletics website