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Died basketbolistka highest in the world 27.05.2011

Highest in the world basketbolistka Malgorzata "Margo" Didek died early this morning in the ER of a hospital in Brisbane, Australia. 37-year-old Polish woman was admitted to an emergency a week ago after a heart attack at his home in the state of Queensland. The heart of the pregnant with third child Didek stopped suddenly and she was placed in an artificial coma. Before that it had complained about health problems. The first attempt by doctors to wake him up but was unsuccessful. The second also does not bear good results. Didek survives only thanks to this equipment, and the verdict of medicine in such cases is severe: damage it has received are irreversible.

It was not immediately known official reasons that led to death. Expected any time Didek family to come up with an address to the fans and the media. The only thing mentioned by the hospital is that the Polish died surrounded by his family. Didek was in early pregnancy, even on arrival at the hospital had lost the child. Together with her husband David Tuig who is British, Margo has two sons - David largest is three years younger Alexander is only seven months.

Malgorzata Didek was optional â„– 1 pick in the female NBA in 1998 when he was pulled from Utah. In America, played for San Antonio, Connecticut and Los Angeles. In the WNBA holds the record for most made umbrellas in his career - 877 in number in 323 games. Known as one of the best in the fight under the basket, which is associated with the unusual height for a woman of 218 cm

In April 2008, gave birth to her first child, David, and in August signed a contract with the Los Angeles Sparks. She was born April 28, 1974 in Poznan. Theirand two sisters, most of it is also a former Kashka basketbolistka played by overseas and at home. Didek years living in Brisbane and works as a coach in team Nortsayd Wizards of the Australian Basketball League.

The news of the death of Didek immersed in sorrow all her former coaches, teammates, fans of basketball. Besides being extremely ethical sportsman who, before the outcome is always confessed fair play, the Polish was adored by friends and strangers, for warmth, eternal smile and willingness for informal conversations, and his great heart that ironically stopped beating, when Margo had already opened a new chapter in his life - that of wife and loving mother.

Rest in peace, Margo Didek!