Monika Pyrek

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Monika Pyrek
Athletics
EventPole vault
ClubMKL Szczecin
Medal record
Women's
athletics
Representing  Poland
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games
0 0 0
World Championships
0 2 1
World Indoor Championships
0 1 1
European Championships 0 1 0
European Indoor Championships
0 0 2
European U23 Championships 1 0 0
World Athletics Final
0 3 0
Total 1 7 4
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2005 Helsinki Pole vault
Silver medal – second place 2009 Berlin Pole vault
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Edmonton Pole vault
World Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place
2003 Birmingham
Pole vault
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Valencia Pole vault
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2006 Gothenburg Pole vault
European Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place
2002 Vienna
Pole vault
Bronze medal – third place
2005 Madrid
Pole vault
European Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Leiria Pole vault
Monika Pyrek training at Miejski Stadion Lekkoatletyczny w Szczecinie, her club's stadium in Szczecin

Monika Zofia Pyrek-Rokita (born 11 August 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.

Medical Condition

In the interview with Sportowe Fakty, Pyrek revealed that in 2003, she was diagnosed with Hashimoto's thyroiditis. She wondered if she was diagnosed sooner, she might have won more medals.[1]

For her sport achievements, she received:

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.[2]

Major competitions record

Monika Pyrek (left) after winning the silver at the 2009 World Championships.
Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Poland
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
Goodwill Games
Brisbane, Australia
4th 4.35 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 4.50 m
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 4.62 m
2006 World Indoor Championships Moscow, Russia 4th 4.65 m
European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 2nd 4.65 m
World Athletics Final Stuttgart, Germany 2nd 4.65 m
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 4th 4.75 m
World Athletics Final Stuttgart, Germany 2nd 4.82 m
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

Taniec z Gwiazdami

Monika Pyrek won the 12th season of Polish Dancing with the Stars - Taniec z Gwiazdami.

Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Result
Pavlović Wodecki Tyszkiewicz Galiński
1 Group Salsa/ "Honeymoon Song" N/A N/A N/A N/A Safe
2 Quickstep/ "Lemon Tree" 8 8 10 9 Safe
3 Jive/ "Maneater" 8 9 10 9 Safe
4 Foxtrot/ "Blue Velvet" 8 9 9 9 Safe
5 Samba/ "Bailamos" 8 9 10 9 Safe
6
American Smooth/ "Just the Way You Are
"
7 9 9 7 Safe
7 Cha-cha-cha/ "Baw mnie" 10 10 10 10 Safe
8 Rumba/ "(Where Do I Begin?) Love Story" 7 10 10 10 Safe
9
Tango
/ "Nie wierz, nie ufaj mi"
10 10 10 10 Safe
10 Salsa/ "Demasiado Corazon"
Quickstep/ "We No Speak Americano"
9
8
9
10
10
10
9
8
Safe
11
Viennese Waltz/ "Where the Wild Roses Grow
"
6
10
9
10
10
10
7
10
Safe
12 Semi-finals
Argentine Tango
/ "Sensuel"
8
10
9
10
10
10
9
10
Bottom Two
13 Finals
Tango/ "Nie wierz, nie ufaj mi"
Freestyle/"Nothing Compares 2 U
"
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
Won

References

  1. ^ "Monika Pyrek: Lekarz powiedział: "Hashimoto". Czekałam na wyrok - WP SportoweFakty". 13 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Pole vaulter Monika Pyrek announces her retirement". IAAF. 13 January 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2013.

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