Małgorzata Dydek (28 April 1974 – 27 May 2011), known as Margo Dydek in the United States, 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 the Connecticut Sun 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).
Margo Dydek was born 28 April 1974 in Warsaw, Poland to a 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) father and a 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) mother. She had two sisters, her elder sister, Katarzyna (Kaska) (6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)) used to play for the Colorado Xplosion of the now defunct ABL, and in Poland. Her younger sister (12 years younger), Marta, (6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)) graduated from the University of Texas-El Paso where she played basketball, and played in Spain professionally in the 2000s.