Margo Dydek

Margo Dydek
	Dydek with the Los Angeles Sparks in 2008
Personal information
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
Drafted by	Utah Starzz
Playing career	1998–2008
Position	Center
Number	12
Career history
1992–1994	Olimpia Poznań
1994–1996	Valenciennes Orchies
1996–1998	Pool Getafe
1998–2004	Utah Starzz / San Antonio Silver Stars
1998–2004	Arka Gdynia
2005–2007	Connecticut Sun
2006–2007	ROS Casares Valencia
2008	Los Angeles Sparks
Career highlights
	9× BLK champion (1993, 1994, 1998–2004); 2× BLK MVP (2002, 2005); BLK Finals MVP (2000); 4× Liga Femenina champion (1997, 1998, 2007, 2008); 2× Spanish Supercopa winner (2006, 2007); 2× WNBA All-Star (2003, 2006); 8× WNBA blocks leader (1998–2003, 2006, 2007); WNBA all-time blocks leader; 2× EuroLeague rebounding leader (2002, 2005); La Gazzetta dello Sport's European Female Basketball Player of the Year (1999); Poland's Sports Woman of the Year; Polish Cross of Merit (1999);
	Stats at WNBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference
	FIBA Hall of Fame
Women's Basketball
Representing Poland
EuroBasket Women

Małgorzata Teresa Dydek-Twigg (28 April 1974 – 27 May 2011), better known as Margo Dydek, was a Polish professional basketball player. Standing 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) tall, she was the tallest professional female basketball player in the world. Playing center position, she won nine national championships in Poland and four in Spain during her career. Outside of Europe, she played 11 seasons in the WNBA, for three teams, and was a coach for the Northside Wizards in the Queensland Basketball League. She was awarded the Polish Gold Cross of Merit (1999).

She was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2019.