Monika Pyrek
Olympic athlete
1980 –
Who is Monika Pyrek?
Monika Pyrek 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 of the Order of Polonia Restituta in 2009.
She officially retired on 11 January 2013. A day later she married Norbert Rokita, her longtime agent and life partner.
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- Born
- Aug 11, 1980
Gdynia - Parents
- Nationality
- Poland
- Profession
- Education
- Gdańsk University
- Lived in
- Gdynia
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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