Anna Rogowska (born 21 May 1981) is a retired Polish athlete who specialised in the pole vault. She became the World Champion in 2009 in Berlin.
Career Born in Gdynia, she won the bronze medal at the 2004 Olympics, narrowly beating Monika Pyrek, another Polish pole vaulter born in Gdynia. Early 2005 brought success as she won the silver medal in the European Indoor Championships. On July 22, 2005, in London, she achieved a personal best with 4.80 m, which was also the Polish record. Minutes later she saw Yelena Isinbayeva become the first woman to clear 5.00 m.
Rogowska was among the contenders for a medal in the 2005 World Championships. She finished sixth, however, jumping only 4.35 m under challenging weather conditions.
On August 26, 2005, she achieved another personal best with 4.83 m (new Polish record). This was on the Memorial van Damme. She also holds the Polish indoor record of 4.85 m, set on 6 March 2011.
She announced her retirement from the sport on 27 February 2015.
For her sport achievements, she received: Golden Cross of Merit in 2004. Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (5th Class) in 2009.
Competition record
Representing 2002European Indoor Championships Vienna, Austria12th (q)4.20 mEuropean Championships Munich, Germany7th4.30 m2003World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary6th4.35 mEuropean U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 3rd 4.35 mWorld Championships Paris, France7th4.45 m2004World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary7th4.40 mOlympic Games Athens, Greece 3rd 4.70 mWorld Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 3rd 4.60 m2005European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain 2nd4.75 mWorld Championships Helsinki, Finland6th4.35 mWorld Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco7th4.35 m2006World Indoor Championships Moscow, Russia 2nd4.75 m2007European Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 3rd4.66 mWorld Championships Osaka, Japan8th4.60 m2008World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain6th4.55 mOlympic Games Beijing, China10th4.45 m2009World Championships Berlin, Germany 1st4.75 m2010World Indoor ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar 3rd4.70 m2011European Indoor ChampionshipParis, France 1st4.85 m NRWorld Championships Daegu, South Korea10th4.55 m2012Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom—NM2013European Indoor ChampionshipGothenburg, Sweden 2nd4.67 mWorld ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia –NM2014World Indoor ChampionshipsSopot, Poland5th4.65 m NM = No Mark At the 2012 London Olympic Games, Rogowska reached the final by clearing 4.55m, but in the final she failed to register a mark, fouling three times at her opening height of 4.45 m.
References
External links
Official webpage