Natalya Zasulskaya

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Natalya Zasulskaya
Personal information
Born28 May 1969 (1969-05-28) (age 55)
Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR
NationalityRussian
Listed height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Listed weight95 kg (209 lb)
Career information
WNBA draft 1999: 1st round, 12th overall pick
Selected by the Houston Comets
Position Forward
Stats at Basketball Reference   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
FIBA Hall of Fame
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing the Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1988 Seoul Team competition
Representing the Olympic flag.svg   Unified Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1992 Barcelona Team competition

Natalya Zasulskaya (born 28 May 1969 in Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR) is a Russian former basketball player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics, in the 1992 Summer Olympics, and in the 2000 Summer Olympics. [1] She was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame, in 2010.

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Natalya Zasulskaya". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2012.