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Monika Pyrek

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

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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.

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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:
Thumb 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]

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Major competitions record

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Monika Pyrek (left) after winning the silver at the 2009 World Championships.
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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

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