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1730:Deanna Nolan
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1578:Sokolovskaya
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1498:Rakhmatulina
1467:Russia squad
1408:Coach:
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1270:Russia squad
1211:Coach:
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574:Second round
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530:Murriel Page
414:Soviet Union
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101:Soviet Union
97:Russian SFSR
89:Shpakovskoye
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40:Alexandrovna
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1908:1979 births
1538:Shchegoleva
1508:Vodopyanova
1341:Shchegoleva
1311:Vodopyanova
1114:Rutkovskaya
535:Korie Hlede
520:Margo Dydek
513:First round
402:Mikhaylovsk
375:Margo Dydek
363:Liz Cambage
292:2004 Athens
224:(2005–2007)
107:Nationality
44:family name
1902:Categories
1762:Olaf Lange
1588:Abrosimova
1321:Goustilina
1194:Zasulskaya
1154:Khudashova
1134:Abrosimova
550:Tracy Reid
348:basketball
270:Basketball
137:WNBA draft
79:1979-02-23
36:patronymic
1558:Stepanova
1528:Karpunina
1401:Arkhipova
1371:Kalmykova
1361:Stepanova
1291:Arteshina
1204:Arkhipova
1184:Shakirova
1174:Sumnikova
1164:Stepanova
1124:Arteshina
981:Stepanova
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957:Stepanova
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1594:15
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1564:12
1554:11
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1411:Kapranov
1397:15
1387:14
1377:13
1367:12
1357:11
1347:10
1331:Baranova
1214:Gomelsky
1200:15
1190:14
1180:13
1170:12
1160:11
1150:10
1104:Pshikova
1094:Nikonova
997:Horáková
681:Baranova
358:(WNBA).
268:Women's
186:KB Stars
157:Position
1598:Osipova
1548:Korstin
1534:9
1524:8
1514:7
1504:6
1494:5
1484:4
1391:Osipova
1381:Karpova
1351:Korstin
1337:9
1327:8
1317:7
1307:6
1297:5
1287:4
1140:9
1130:8
1120:7
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1100:5
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1029:Torrens
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412:of the
354:in the
345:Olympic
337:Russian
110:Russian
1608:Grudin
1568:Lisina
1518:Hammon
1488:Kuzina
1027:2014:
1021:Lyttle
1019:2013:
1013:Dumerc
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979:2008:
971:2007:
963:2006:
955:2005:
901:Wilson
899:2024:
893:Wilson
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885:Wilson
883:2022:
877:Griner
875:2021:
869:Wilson
867:2020:
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857:Griner
855:2019:
849:Griner
847:2018:
841:Griner
839:2017:
833:Griner
831:2016:
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823:2015:
817:Griner
815:2014:
809:Griner
807:2013:
801:Parker
799:2012:
793:Fowles
791:2011:
785:Fowles
783:2010:
777:Parker
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769:Leslie
767:2008:
759:2007:
751:2006:
743:2005:
737:Leslie
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727:2003:
719:2002:
711:2001:
703:2000:
695:1999:
687:1998:
679:1997:
383:Han Xu
261:Russia
258:
238:Medals
161:Center
34:, the
1144:Skopa
989:Gruda
861:Jones
761:Dydek
753:Dydek
729:Dydek
721:Dydek
713:Dydek
705:Dydek
697:Dydek
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418:Tosno
404:, in
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1801:stub
369:and
208:2005
182:2006
142:1998
73:Born
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