Monika Pyrek : biography
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 | ||||
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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 |