Monika Pyrek

Monika Zofia Pyrek-Rokita (born 11 August 1980) is a retired Polish pole vaulter.

Monika Pyrek

Monika Pyrek in 2007
Personal information
Nationality	Poland
Born	(1980-08-11) 11 August 1980 (age 44) Gdynia, Poland
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	57 kg (126 lb) (2012)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Pole vault
Club	MKL 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 2005 Helsinki Pole vault 2009 Berlin Pole vault 2001 Edmonton Pole vault World Indoor Championships 2003 Birmingham Pole vault 2008 Valencia Pole vault European Championships 2006 Gothenburg Pole vault European Indoor Championships 2002 Vienna Pole vault 2005 Madrid Pole vault European Team Championships 2009 Leiria Pole vault

Monika Pyrek training at Miejski Stadion Lekkoatletyczny w Szczecinie, her club's stadium in Szczecin

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 won the Polish Championship several times, the last in 2007 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:
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.^[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	Waltz in 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	Jive/ "Hey Boy (Get Your Ass Up)" Viennese Waltz/ "Where the Wild Roses Grow"	6 10	9 10	10 10	7 10	Safe
12 Semi-finals	Paso Doble/ "Bad Romance" Argentine Tango/ "Sensuel"	8 10	9 10	10 10	9 10	Bottom Two
13 Finals	Cha-cha-cha/ "Baw mnie" 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.

External links

• Monika Pyrek at World Athletics
• Official web site of Monika Pyrek (in English and Polish) (requires Adobe Flash for navigation)