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Maria Stepanova

1979 - Today

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Maria Alexandrovna Stepanova (Russian: Мари́я Алекса́ндровна Степа́нова; born 23 February 1979) is a Russian professional and Olympic basketball player. In the United States, she played for the Phoenix Mercury in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). At a height of 203 cm, she has been the sixth-tallest player in the league (along with Zheng Haixia and Lindsay Taylor). Margo Dydek, 7 ft 2 in (218 cm), Bernadett Határ, 6 ft 10.5 in (210 cm), Han Xu, 6 ft 11 in (211 cm), Brittney Griner and Liz Cambage, both 6 ft 9 in (206 cm), are taller than her. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Maria Stepanova is the 723rd most popular basketball player (down from 669th in 2024), the 3,052nd most popular biography from Russia (down from 2,948th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Russian Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Maria Stepanova ranks 725 out of 1,757. Before her are Kyle Korver, Stan Van Gundy, Guerschon Yabusele, Gerald Henderson Jr., Diana Taurasi, Luol Deng, Tariq Abdul-Wahad, and Nicolás Laprovíttola. After her are Zach LaVine, Bruce Brown, Zheng Haixia, and Elton Brand.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Maria Stepanova ranks 728. Before her are Joel Madden, Kelis, Gao Ling, Kristina Krepela, Monica Keena, and Li Yanfeng. After her are Andreas Küttel, Grzegorz Rasiak, Ivica Iliev, Tiffany Haddish, Pang Qing, and Stéphane Dalmat.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Maria Stepanova ranks 3,057 out of 3,761. Before her are Vladimir Gabulov (1983), Dmitri Dyuzhev (1978), Aleksandr Samokutyayev (1970), Olga Seryabkina (1985), Vladimir Efimkin (1981), Tatyana Tomashova (1975), Nina Gavrylyuk (1965), Zabit Magomedsharipov (1991), Olga Kuragina (1959), Aleksandr Filimonov (1973), and Oksana Grishina (1968). After her are Irina Khabarova (1966).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In Russia

Among basketball players born in Russia, Maria Stepanova ranks 13. Before her are Viktor Zubkov (1937), Andrei Kirilenko (1981), Sergei Bazarevich (1965), Alexey Shved (1988), Timofey Mozgov (1986), and Yekaterina Lisina (1987). After her are Lazaros Papadopoulos (1980), Sergei Monia (1983), Svetlana Abrosimova (1980), Aleksey Savrasenko (1979), Sasha Kaun (1985), and Vasily Karasev (1971).

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