Monika Pyrek

Monika Pyrek

Monika Pyrek in 2007
Personal information
Nationality	Poland
Born	(1980-08-11) 11 August 1980 (age 36) Gdynia, Poland
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	57 kg (126 lb) (2012)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Pole vault
Club	MKL Szczecin
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Poland Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 0 0 0 World Championships 0 2 1 World Indoor Championships 0 1 1 European Championships 0 1 0 European Indoor Championships 0 0 2 European U23 Championships 1 0 0 World Athletics Final 0 3 0 Total 1 7 4 World Championships 2005 Helsinki Pole vault 2009 Berlin Pole vault 2001 Edmonton Pole vault World Indoor Championships 2003 Birmingham Pole vault 2008 Valencia Pole vault European Championships 2006 Gothenburg Pole vault European Indoor Championships 2002 Vienna Pole vault 2005 Madrid Pole vault European Team Championships 2009 Leiria Pole vault

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.

Monika Pyrek won the 12th season of Polish Dancing with the Stars - Taniec z Gwiazdami.