21.05.2011

The Tallest Known Living Women

Malgorzata Dydek, 218cm : 7'2"

Malgorzata (aka Margo) Dydek is the 3rd tallest (known) woman in the world right now. I've never had the pleasure to communicate with her directly but I have talked to someone who knows her personally. Most extra tall ladies are absolute darlings and Margo seems to be no exception. It's certainly not easy to be 7'2" but it helps when you're a lovely person and there's no doubt that Margo fits that bill.

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - Former WNBA player Margo Dydek has suffered a heart attack and is in a medically induced coma in a Brisbane hospital. Basketball Australia said Friday that the 37-year-old Poland-born Dydek suffered the heart attack on Thursday. She collapsed at her home in Brisbane and was taken by ambulance to a hospital. Dydek, who is pregnant with her third child, had been working as a coach for the Northside Wizards in the Queensland Basketball League. She was the No. 1 pick in the 1998 WNBA draft by the Utah Starzz. She also played for San Antonio, Connecticut and Los Angeles. The 7-foot-2 Dydek was once said to be the tallest active professional female basketball player in the world.

(Source: http://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/2011-05-20-4006469266_x.htm)

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