Monika Zofia Pyrek-Rokita, née Pyrek, (11 August 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 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.
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.
Major competitions record
Representing 1997European Junior ChampionshipsLjubljana, Slovenia10th3.80 m1998World Junior ChampionshipsAnnecy, France 2nd4.10 mEuropean ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary7th4.15 m1999World Indoor Championships Maebashi, Japan11th4.20 mEuropean Junior ChampionshipsRiga, Latvia4th4.10 m2000European Indoor ChampionshipsGhent, Belgium9th (q)4.20 mOlympic Games Sydney, Australia7th4.40 m2001European U23 Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 1st4.40 mWorld Championships Edmonton, Canada 3rd4.55 mGoodwill Games Brisbane, Australia4th4.35 m2002European Indoor ChampionshipsVienna, Austria 3rd4.60 mEuropean ChampionshipsMunich, Germany13th (q)4.30 m2003World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 3rd4.45 mWorld Championships Paris, France4th4.55 mWorld Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco4th4.50 m2004World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary5th4.50 mOlympic Games Athens, Greece4th4.55 m2005European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain 3rd4.70 mWorld ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland 2nd4.60 mWorld Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 2nd4.62 m2006World Indoor Championships Moscow, Russia4th4.65 mEuropean ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden 2nd4.65 mWorld Athletics Final Stuttgart, Germany 2nd4.65 m2007World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan4th4.75 mWorld Athletics Final Stuttgart, Germany 2nd4.82 m2008World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 3rd4.70 mOlympic Games Beijing, China5th4.70 m2009World Championships Berlin, Germany 2nd4.65 m2011World Championships Daegu, South Korea10th4.50 m2012European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland13th (q)4.35 mOlympic Games London, United Kingdom15th (q)4.40 m
Taniec z Gwiazdami Monika Pyrek won the 12th season of Polish Dancing with the Stars - Taniec z Gwiazdami. Week #Dance/SongJudges' scoreResultPavlovićWodeckiTyszkiewiczGaliński1Group Salsa/ "Honeymoon Song"N/AN/AN/AN/ASafe2Quickstep/ "Lemon Tree"88109Safe3Jive/ "Maneater"89109Safe4Foxtrot/ "Blue Velvet"8999Safe5Samba/ "Bailamos"89109Safe6Waltz in American Smooth/ "Just the Way You Are"7997Safe7Cha-cha-cha/ "Baw mnie"10101010Safe8Rumba/ "(Where Do I Begin?) Love Story"7101010Safe9Tango/ "Nie wierz, nie ufaj mi"10101010Safe10Salsa/ "Demasiado Corazon"Quickstep/ "We No Speak Americano" 98910101098Safe11Jive/ "Hey Boy (Get Your Ass Up)"Viennese Waltz/ "Where the Wild Roses Grow"6109101010710Safe12 Semi-finalsPaso Doble/ "Bad Romance"Argentine Tango/ "Sensuel" 8109101010910Bottom Two13 FinalsCha-cha-cha/ "Baw mnie"Tango/ "Nie wierz, nie ufaj mi"Freestyle/"Nothing Compares 2 U"101010101010101010101010Won
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