Monika Pyrek
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Monika Pyrek in 2007
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| Nationality |  Poland |
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| Born | 11 August 1980 Gdynia, Poland |
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| Height | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) (2012) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Pole vault | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | MKL Szczecin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Monika Pyrek (born August 11, 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.
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. [1]
Major competitions record
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
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- Monika Pyrek profile at IAAF
- Official web site of Monika Pyrek (English) (Polish) (requires Adobe Flash for navigation)
- Pages with broken file links
- IAAF ID different in Wikidata
- Articles with Polish-language external links
- 1980 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Gdynia
- Polish pole vaulters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Poland
- Female pole vaulters
- Knights of the Order of Polonia Restituta
- Dancing with the Stars winners
- World Championships in Athletics medalists
- European Athletics Championships medalists
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