Age, Biography and Wiki
Margo Dydek was born on 28 April, 1974 in Warsaw, Poland, is a Polish basketball player (1974–2011). Discover Margo Dydek's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 37 years old?
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| Age |
37 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Taurus |
| Born |
28 April, 1974 |
| Birthday |
28 April |
| Birthplace |
Warsaw, Poland |
| Date of death |
27 May, 2011 |
| Died Place |
Brisbane, Australia |
| Nationality |
Poland
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Margo Dydek Height, Weight & Measurements
At 37 years old, Margo Dydek height is 7′ 2″ and Weight 223 lbs.
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7′ 2″ |
| Weight |
223 lbs |
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Not Available |
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Not Available |
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Not Available |
Who Is Margo Dydek's Husband?
Her husband is David Twigg (m. 2008–2011)
| Family |
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| Husband |
David Twigg (m. 2008–2011) |
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Not Available |
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Not Available |
Margo Dydek Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Margo Dydek worth at the age of 37 years old? Margo Dydek’s income source is mostly from being a successful Player. She is from Poland. We have estimated Margo Dydek's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
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Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Player |
Margo Dydek Social Network
Timeline
Małgorzata Teresa Dydek-Twigg, also known as Margo Dydek (28 April 1974 – 27 May 2011), was a Polish professional basketball player.
Standing 7ft 2in 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.
Margo Dydek was born 28 April 1974 in Warsaw, Poland, to a 6ft 7in father and a 6ft 3in mother.
She had two sisters, her elder sister, Katarzyna (6 ft) used to play for the Colorado Xplosion of the now defunct ABL.
Dydek played for Olimpia Poznań from 1992 to 1994, before playing for Valenciennes Orchies in France from 1994 to 1996, where she met her future husband, David.
She then moved to Spain and played for Pool Getafe from 1996 to 1998, and moved back to Poland to play for Fota Porta Gdynia starting with the 1998–99 season.
She continued to play with the club through several sponsorship changes; since then, the club has taken the names Polpharma and Lotos.
Dydek made her first trip to the United States in May 1998 for WNBA pre-draft camp.
Dydek was drafted 1st overall in the 1998 WNBA draft by the Utah Starzz (the franchise was subsequently transferred to San Antonio).
She was awarded the Polish Gold Cross of Merit (1999).
In 1999–2000 she averaged 18.5 points and 10.7 rebounds for Gdynia in FIBA EuroLeague play.
She was named Most Valuable Player of the Polish League Finals of the 1999–2000 season.
In 1999, she was also named the best female basketball player in Europe by the Italian sports magazine La Gazzetta dello Sport.
Her younger sister (12 years younger), Marta (6 ft), graduated from the University of Texas–El Paso where she played basketball, and played in Spain professionally in the 2000s.
She helped lead Gdynia to runner-up finishes in the FIBA EuroLeague in 2002 and 2004.
Dydek was married and had two sons.
On 16 April 2005, during the 2005 WNBA draft, the San Antonio Silver Stars traded Dydek to the Connecticut Sun in exchange for the Sun's first-round draft pick, Katie Feenstra from Liberty University.
Dydek was chosen as Poland's Sports Woman of the Year and was a member of the Poland women's national basketball team until 2007, winning the EuroBasket Women 1999.
On 3 June 2008, Dydek signed with the Los Angeles Sparks, following time away from basketball due to her pregnancy.
She gave birth to her son, David, in April that year.
On 19 May 2011, Dydek, at the time pregnant with her third child, collapsed at her home in Brisbane due to cardiac arrest.
She was taken by ambulance to a hospital and placed in a medically induced coma.
She had been working as a coach for the Northside Wizards in the Queensland Basketball League.
She never regained consciousness and died eight days later on 27 May 2011.
She was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2019.
