Zhang Ziyu, a 17-year-old Chinese basketball player, stands at an astonishing height of 2.20 meters (7-foot-3), making her the tallest female basketball player of all time, surpassing the previous record holder, Margo Dydek. Zhang has been dominating youth competitions, particularly the ongoing FIBA Asia Women's U18 Championship, where she has recorded impressive stats, including averaging 27.
5 points, 10 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 1.5 assists per game. She overpowered defenders with her size, scoring easily near the basket, breaking tournament scoring records, and securing convincing wins against teams like Indonesia (109-50), New Zealand (36 points, 13 rebounds, 4 blocks), and Japan (44 points, 20-of-22 from the field, 14 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks).
1 View gallery Zhang Ziyu ( X ) Her achievements in local tournaments made Zhang a celebrity in China, including a single game in which she scored 68 points and grabbed 24 rebounds. Viral videos circulate on platforms like Liputan6.com, showing her impressive rebounding, assists, steals, and blocks.
Viral videos of the athlete circulate on platforms like Liputan6.com, leaving fans in awe of her impressive rebounding, assists, steals, and blocks. She comes from a family of basketball athletes.
Her mother, Yu Ying, a former national team player standing at 195 cm tall and currently working as a women's basketball team coach in Shandong Province. Her father is a professional basketball player with a height of 210 cm. Zha.