Monika Pyrek

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Monika Pyrek bigraphy, stories - Athletics (sport) competitor

Monika Pyrek : biography

August 11, 1980 –

Monika Pyrek training at [[Miejski Stadion Lekkoatletyczny w Szczecinie, her club’s stadium in Szczecin]] Monika Pyrek (born August 11, 1980) is a retired Polish pole vaulter.

Born in Gdynia, competing at the 2004 Olympics, she placed fourth with 4.55 metres, just behind another Polish pole vaulter born in Gdynia, Anna Rogowska. Monika Pyrek won a silver medal in the 2005 World Championships in Athletics with the result 4.60 m. She also won the silver medal at the 2006 European Athletics Championships.

Monika Pyrek’s personal best is 4.82 metres. She has won the Polish Championship several times, most recently at the 2007 Polish Athletics Championships in Poznań.

For her sport achievements, she received: Knight’s Cross Knight’s Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (5th Class) in 2009.

She officially retired on 11 January 2013. A day later she married Norbert Rokita, her longtime agent and life partner.

Major competitions record

Representing
1997 European Junior Championships Ljubljana, Slovenia 10th 3.80 m
1998 World Junior Championships Annecy, France 2nd 4.10 m
European Championships Budapest, Hungary 7th 4.15 m
1999 World Indoor Championships Maebashi, Japan 11th 4.20 m
European Junior Championships Riga, Latvia 4th 4.10 m
2000 European Indoor Championships Ghent, Belgium 9th (q) 4.20 m
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 7th 4.40 m
2001 European U23 Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 1st 4.40 m
World Championships Edmonton, Canada 3rd 4.55 m
2002 European Indoor Championships Vienna, Austria 3rd 4.60 m
European Championships Munich, Germany 13th (q) 4.30 m
2003 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 3rd 4.45 m
World Championships Paris, France 4th 4.55 m
World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 4th
2004 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 5th 4.50 m
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 4th 4.55 m
2005 European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain 3rd 4.70 m
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 2nd 4.60 m
World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 2nd
2006 World Indoor Championships Moscow, Russia 4th 4.65 m
European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 2nd 4.65 m
World Athletics Final Stuttgart, Germany 2nd
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 4th 4.75 m
World Athletics Final Stuttgart, Germany 2nd 4.82 PB
2008 World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 3rd 4.70 m
Olympic Games Beijing, China 5th 4.70 m
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 2nd 4.65 m
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 10th 4.50 m
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 13th (q) 4.35 m
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 15th (q) 4.40 m