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Margo Dydek

1974 - 2011

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Małgorzata Teresa Dydek-Twigg, also known as Margo Dydek (28 April 1974 – 27 May 2011), 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. She played center position for multiple teams in the WNBA and was a coach for the Northside Wizards in the Queensland Basketball League. She was awarded the Polish Gold Cross of Merit (1999). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Margo Dydek is the 424th most popular basketball player (down from 328th in 2019), the 1,338th most popular biography from Poland (down from 1,302nd in 2019) and the most popular Polish Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Margo Dydek ranks 424 out of 1,757Before her are Thomas Heurtel, Serge Ibaka, Fernando Romay, Kenny Atkinson, Ryan Anderson, and Andy Phillip. After her are Cedi Osman, Chris Bosh, Igors Miglinieks, Damian Lillard, Fabricio Oberto, and Marcin Gortat.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Margo Dydek ranks 429Before her are Xu Jinglei, Stéphane Henchoz, Kārlis Skrastiņš, Denis Caniza, Stanislav Markelov, and Dado Coletti. After her are Sébastien Foucan, Shaun Tan, Tor Arne Hetland, Craig Harrison, Pietro Piller Cottrer, and Dash Mihok. Among people deceased in 2011, Margo Dydek ranks 485Before her are Charlie Callas, Stefan Liv, Sada Thompson, Kārlis Skrastiņš, Laurie Hughes, and Tomoko Kawakami. After her are Pete Lovely, Laura Ziskin, Ronald Searle, Roberta Cowell, Mike Doyle, and Troy Davis.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Margo Dydek ranks 1,338 out of 1,694Before her are Stefan Liv (1980), Janusz Wójcik (1953), Przemysław Tytoń (1987), Izabella Miko (1981), Małgosia Bela (1977), and Janusz Palikot (1964). After her are Krzysztof Krauze (1953), Marcin Gortat (1984), Lucjan Lis (1950), Waldemar Matysik (1961), Łukasz Skorupski (1991), and Olaf Lubaszenko (1968).

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In Poland

Among basketball players born in Poland, Margo Dydek ranks 1After her are Marcin Gortat (1984), Maciej Lampe (1985), Mateusz Ponitka (1993), Adam Waczyński (1989), and Szymon Rduch (1989).