Back مارجو ديديك Arabic مارجو ديديك ARZ Margo Dydek AST Marqo Dydek Azerbaijani Дыдек, Малгожата CE Margo Dydek Czech Małgorzata Dydek German Μάργκο Ντίντεκ Greek Margo Dydek Spanish Margo Dydek Basque
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 Dydek in September 2008 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 28 April 1974 Warsaw, Poland | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 27 May 2011 (aged 37) Brisbane, Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 223 lb (101 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 1998: 1st round, 1st overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Utah Starzz | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1998–2008 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Center | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 12 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 1998–2004 | Utah Starzz / San Antonio Silver Stars | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Connecticut Sun | ||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Los Angeles Sparks | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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| Stats at WNBA.com | |||||||||||||||
| FIBA Hall of Fame as player | |||||||||||||||
Medals
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Małgorzata Teresa Dydek-Twigg, also known as Margo Dydek (28 April 1974 – 27 May 2011),[1] was a Polish professional basketball player. Standing 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) tall, she was famous for being the tallest professional female basketball player in the world.[2] She played center position for multiple teams in the WNBA and was a coach for the Northside Wizards in the Queensland Basketball League.[3] She was awarded the Polish Gold Cross of Merit (1999).[4]
She was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2019.
- ^ Fox, Margalit (27 May 2011). "Margo Dydek, Towering Women's Basketball Center, Dies at 37". The New York Times.
- ^ "Tallest WNBA player (ever)". Guinness World Records. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ "WNBA.com: 2008 WNBA Transactions". wnba.com. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ^ Kancelaria Sejmu RP. "Internetowy System Aktów Prawnych". sejm.gov.pl. Retrieved 15 August 2015.