Svetlana Abrosimova

Svetlana Abrosimova
Position	Small forward/Power forward
Nickname	Sveta
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	169 lb (77 kg)
Team	Minnesota Lynx VBM-SGAU Samara (RUS)
Nationality	Russia
Born	July 9, 1980 (age 26) Leningrad (today St. Petersburg), Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
College	UConn
Draft	7^th overall, 2001 Minnesota Lynx
Pro career	2001 – present
Former teams	Gambrinus Brno (CZE) (2001–02) Pallacanestro Femminile Schio (ITA) (2002–03) UMMC Yekaterinburg (RUS) (2003–04)

Svetlana Abrosimova (born July 9, 1980) is a Russian female basketball player who has played in college, the Olympics, and in professional leagues. She currently plays for the Minnesota Lynx in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She is usually called by her nickname, "Sveta".

Abrosimova was born Svetlana Olegovna Abrosimova on July 9, 1980 in Saint Petersburg, Russia, to Oleg and Ludmilla Abrosimov. Oleg, works as a welder in a shipyard and her older sister, Tatiana, was a professional ballroom dancer.

While attending Petrogradskoi N86 (high school), Abrosimova was trained for the then Soviet Union Olympic team. She was named the MVP of the 1996 European Basketball Championship (also known as Eurobasket), averaging 18 points, six rebounds and three assists per game. She was also a member of all-star teams that won the 1995 and 1996 European Championship.

Abrosimova was a member of the Russian national basketball team that participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia and won a silver medal in the 1998 Basketball World Championship.

After a standout collegiate career at the University of Connecticut, Abrosimova was selected in the first round (seventh overall pick) by the Minnesota Lynx during the 2001 WNBA Draft despite a foot injury.

Like many other WNBA players, Abrosimova has played in various professional teams and leagues during the offseason.

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