Monika Pyrek

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Medal record

Monika Pyrek
Competitor for  Poland
Women's athletics
World Championships
Silver 2005 Helsinki Pole vault
Silver 2009 Berlin Pole vault
Bronze 2001 Edmonton Pole vault
World Indoor Championships
Bronze 2003 Birmingham Pole vault
Bronze 2008 Valencia Pole vault
European Championships
Silver 2006 Gothenburg Pole vault
European Indoor Championships
Bronze 2002 Vienna Pole vault
Bronze 2005 Madrid Pole vault
Monika Pyrek training at Miejski Stadion Lekkoatletyczny w Szczecinie, her club's stadium in Szczecin

Monika Pyrek (born August 11, 1980) is a 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.

Monika Pyrek lives and trains in Szczecin in the club MKL Szczecin.

For her sport achievements, she received:
Knight's Cross Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (5th Class) in 2009.

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Major competitions record

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Poland
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
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 in Athletics 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 5.55 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

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