Discipline | Performance | Wind | Venue | Date | Records | Results Score |
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Pole Vault | 4.82 | Gottlieb-Daimler Stadion, Stuttgart (GER) | 22 SEP 2007 | 1214 |
Discipline | Performance | Wind | Venue | Date | Records | Results Score |
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Pole Vault | 4.76 | Donetsk (UKR) | 12 FEB 2006 | 1195 |
Discipline | Performance | Wind | Place | Date | Records | Results Score |
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Pole Vault | 4.50 | Icahn Stadium (Fordham), New York, NY (USA) | 09 JUN 2012 | 1114 |
Discipline | Performance | Wind | Place | Date | Records | Results Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pole Vault | 4.41 | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham (GBR) | 18 FEB 2012 | 1086 |
Performance | Place | Date | |
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2012 | 4.50 | Icahn Stadium (Fordham), New York, NY (USA) | 09 JUN 2012 |
2011 | 4.60 | Bydgoszcz (POL) | 12 AUG 2011 |
2010 | 4.40 | Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) | 10 JUN 2010 |
2009 | 4.78 | Olympiastadion, Berlin (GER) | 14 JUN 2009 |
2008 | 4.75 | Sopot (POL) | 28 JUN 2008 |
2007 | 4.82 | Gottlieb-Daimler Stadion, Stuttgart (GER) | 22 SEP 2007 |
2006 | 4.75 | Estadio Ciudad de Málaga, Málaga (ESP) | 28 JUN 2006 |
2005 | 4.70 | Biala Podlaska (POL) | 25 JUN 2005 |
2004 | 4.72 | Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) | 03 SEP 2004 |
2003 | 4.60 | Trikala (GRE) | 24 JUN 2003 |
2002 | 4.62 | London (GBR) | 23 AUG 2002 |
2001 | 4.61 | Bydgoszcz (POL) | 01 JUL 2001 |
2000 | 4.40 | Olympic Stadium, Sydney (AUS) | 25 SEP 2000 |
1999 | 4.16 | Sopot (POL) | 29 MAY 1999 |
1998 | 4.15 | Népstadion, Budapest (HUN) | 18 AUG 1998 |
1997 | 3.83 | Salgótarján (HUN) | 17 SEP 1997 |
1996 | 3.60 | Sopot (POL) | 21 SEP 1996 |
Performance | Place | Date | |
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2011/12 | 4.41 | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham (GBR) | 18 FEB 2012 |
2010/11 | 4.60 | Donetsk (UKR) | 12 FEB 2011 |
2009/10 | 4.60 | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham (GBR) | 20 FEB 2010 |
2008/09 | 4.71 | Bydgoszcz (POL) | 10 FEB 2009 |
2007/08 | 4.70 | Spala (POL) | 24 FEB 2008 |
2006/07 | 4.61 | Bydgoszcz (POL) | 20 MAY 2007 |
2005/06 | 4.76 | Donetsk (UKR) | 12 FEB 2006 |
2004/05 | 4.70 | Donetsk (UKR) | 12 FEB 2005 |
2003/04 | 4.65 | Spala (POL) | 21 FEB 2004 |
2002/03 | 4.52 | Wuppertal (GER) | 31 JAN 2003 |
2001/02 | 4.60 | Ferry-Dusika-Halle, Wien (AUT) | 03 MAR 2002 |
2000/01 | 4.36 | Spala (POL) | 25 FEB 2001 |
1999/00 | 4.20 | Topsporthal Vlaanderen, Gent (BEL) | 25 FEB 2000 |
1998/99 | 4.21 | Spala (POL) | 13 FEB 1999 |
1997/98 | 3.91 | Spala (POL) | 15 FEB 1998 |
1996/97 | 3.60 | Gdynia (POL) | 11 JAN 1997 |
Place | Discipline | Mark | Wind | Place | Date |
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4. | Pole Vault | 4.55 | Olympic Stadium, Athina (GRE) | 24 AUG 2004 | |
5. | Pole Vault | 4.70 | National Stadium, Beijing (CHN) | 18 AUG 2008 | |
7. | Pole Vault | 4.40 | Olympic Stadium, Sydney (AUS) | 25 SEP 2000 |
Place | Discipline | Mark | Wind | Place | Date |
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2. | Pole Vault | 4.65 | Olympiastadion, Berlin (GER) | 17 AUG 2009 | |
2. | Pole Vault | 4.60 | Olympic Stadium, Helsinki (FIN) | 12 AUG 2005 | |
3. | Pole Vault | 4.55 | Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton (CAN) | 06 AUG 2001 | |
4. | Pole Vault | 4.75 | Nagai Stadium, Osaka (JPN) | 28 AUG 2007 | |
4. | Pole Vault | 4.55 | Stade de France, Paris-St-Denis (FRA) | 25 AUG 2003 |
Place | Discipline | Mark | Wind | Place | Date |
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3. | Pole Vault | 4.70 | Velódromo Luis Puig, Valencia (ESP) | 08 MAR 2008 | |
3. | Pole Vault | 4.45 | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham (GBR) | 16 MAR 2003 | |
4. | Pole Vault | 4.65 | Olimpiyskiy Stadion, Moskva (RUS) | 11 MAR 2006 | |
5. | Pole Vault | 4.50 | Sportaréna, Budapest (HUN) | 06 MAR 2004 |
Place | Discipline | Mark | Wind | Place | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
5. | Pole Vault | 4.30 | Olympic Stadium, Athina (GRE) | 16 SEP 2006 |
Place | Discipline | Mark | Wind | Place | Date |
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2. | Pole Vault | 4.10 | Parc des Sports, Annecy (FRA) | 29 JUL 1998 |
Place | Discipline | Mark | Wind | Place | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2. | Pole Vault | 4.65 | Ullevi Stadium, Göteborg (SWE) | 12 AUG 2006 | |
7. | Pole Vault | 4.15 | Népstadion, Budapest (HUN) | 21 AUG 1998 |
Place | Discipline | Mark | Wind | Place | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2. | Pole Vault | 4.60 | Thessaloniki (GRE) | 12 SEP 2009 | |
2. | Pole Vault | 4.82 | Gottlieb-Daimler Stadion, Stuttgart (GER) | 22 SEP 2007 | |
2. | Pole Vault | 4.65 | Gottlieb-Daimler Stadion, Stuttgart (GER) | 10 SEP 2006 | |
2. | Pole Vault | 4.62 | Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) | 10 SEP 2005 | |
3. | Pole Vault | 4.70 | Gottlieb-Daimler Stadion, Stuttgart (GER) | 13 SEP 2008 | |
4. | Pole Vault | 4.50 | Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) | 14 SEP 2003 | |
5. | Pole Vault | 4.50 | Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) | 19 SEP 2004 |
Place | Discipline | Mark | Wind | Place | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Pole Vault | 4.30 | Ottawa (CAN) | 20 JUL 2001 |
Place | Discipline | Mark | Wind | Place | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
3. | Pole Vault | 4.70 | Palacio de Deportes, Madrid (ESP) | 06 MAR 2005 | |
3. | Pole Vault | 4.60 | Ferry-Dusika-Halle, Wien (AUT) | 03 MAR 2002 |
Place | Discipline | Mark | Wind | Place | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Pole Vault | 4.70 | Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria (POR) | 20 JUN 2009 | |
1. | Pole Vault | 4.65 | Olympiastadion, München (GER) | 23 JUN 2007 | |
1. | Pole Vault | 4.75 | Estadio Ciudad de Málaga, Málaga (ESP) | 28 JUN 2006 | |
2. | Pole Vault | 4.40 | Zdzislaw Krzyszkowiak Stadium, Bydgoszcz (POL) | 19 JUN 2004 |
Place | Discipline | Mark | Wind | Place | Date |
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1. | Pole Vault | 4.30 | Lappeenranta (FIN) | 21 JUN 2003 | |
1. | Pole Vault | 4.50 | Vaasa (FIN) | 23 JUN 2001 | |
1. | Pole Vault | 4.30 | Bydgoszcz (POL) | 08 JUL 2000 | |
1. | Pole Vault | 3.95 | Malmö (SWE) | 06 JUN 1998 |
Place | Discipline | Mark | Wind | Place | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Pole Vault | 4.40 | Amsterdam (NED) | 14 JUL 2001 |
Place | Discipline | Mark | Wind | Place | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Pole Vault | 4.45 | Bielsko-Biala (POL) | 17 JUN 2012 | |
1. | Pole Vault | 4.20 | Bielsko-Biala (POL) | 08 JUL 2010 | |
1. | Pole Vault | 4.70 | Szczecin (POL) | 05 JUL 2008 | |
1. | Pole Vault | 4.60 | Poznan (POL) | 01 JUL 2007 | |
1. | Pole Vault | 4.60 | Bydgoszcz (POL) | 22 JUL 2006 | |
1. | Pole Vault | 4.70 | Biala Podlaska (POL) | 25 JUN 2005 | |
1. | Pole Vault | 4.45 | Bydgoszcz (POL) | 02 JUL 2004 | |
1. | Pole Vault | 4.50 | Szczecin (POL) | 20 JUL 2002 | |
1. | Pole Vault | 4.61 | Bydgoszcz (POL) | 01 JUL 2001 | |
1. | Pole Vault | 3.70 | Kraków (POL) | 02 JUL 1999 |
Place | Discipline | Mark | Wind | Place | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Pole Vault | 4.60 | Spala (POL) | 22 FEB 2009 | |
1. | Pole Vault | 4.70 | Spala (POL) | 24 FEB 2008 | |
1. | Pole Vault | 4.40 | Spala (POL) | 26 FEB 2006 | |
1. | Pole Vault | 4.70 | Spala (POL) | 20 FEB 2005 | |
1. | Pole Vault | 4.65 | Spala (POL) | 21 FEB 2004 | |
1. | Pole Vault | 4.50 | Spala (POL) | 02 MAR 2003 | |
1. | Pole Vault | 4.25 | Spala (POL) | 17 FEB 2002 | |
1. | Pole Vault | 4.36 | Spala (POL) | 25 FEB 2001 | |
1. | Pole Vault | 4.15 | Spala (POL) | 13 FEB 2000 | |
1. | Pole Vault | 4.10 | Spala (POL) | 22 FEB 1999 | |
1. | Pole Vault | 3.91 | Spala (POL) | 15 FEB 1998 |
Date | Competition | Cnt. | Cat | Race | Pl. | Result |
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11 MAY 2012 | Doha IAAF Diamond League Meeting, Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha |
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GL | F | NH | |
19 MAY 2012 | Szczecin |
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F | F | 1. | 4.30 |
26 MAY 2012 | Gdańsk Józef Żylewicz Memorial, Gdansk |
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F | F | 1. | 4.30 |
03 JUN 2012 | Bydgoszcz European Athletics Festival, Bydgoszcz |
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D | F | 1. | 4.40 |
09 JUN 2012 | New York adidas Grand Prix, Icahn Stadium (Fordham), New York, NY |
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GL | F | 4. | 4.50 |
17 JUN 2012 | Bielsko-Biała Polish Ch., Bielsko-Biala |
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B | F | 1. | 4.45 |
28 JUN 2012 | Helsinki European Championships, Helsinki |
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GL | Q2 | 4. | 4.35 |
20 JUL 2012 | Monaco Herculis, Stade Louis II, Monaco |
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GL | F | 9. | 4.35 |
04 AUG 2012 | London Olympic Games, Olympic Stadium, London |
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OW | Q1 | 8. | 4.40 |
Date | Competition | Cnt. | Cat | Race | Pl. | Result |
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08 FEB 2012 | Bydgoszcz Pedro's Cup, Bydgoszcz |
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C | F | 7. | 4.40 |
11 FEB 2012 | Donetsk Samsung Pole Vault Stars, Donetsk |
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C | F | 8. | 4.40 |
18 FEB 2012 | Birmingham Aviva Indoor Grand Prix, National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
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B | F | 5. | 4.41 |
23 FEB 2012 | Stockholm XL Galan, Stockholm |
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B | F | NH | |
26 FEB 2012 | Spała Polish Ind. Ch., Spala |
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D | F | 3. | 4.30 |
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Monika PYREK, Poland (Pole Vault)
Born 11 August 1980, Gdynia
1.68m / 52 kg
Lives: Szczecin
Coach: Vyacheslav Kalinichenko (Ukraine)
Club: MKL Szczecin
Not for 10 years has Monika Pyrek lost at the National Championships. She has also gathered a big collection of medals on the international scene. However, although she has been among the pioneers of women’s Pole Vault in Poland, her first speciality was the High Jump.
Pyrek changed her mind when Anna Wielgus, another athlete in the Athletic Club Gdynia, decided to start pole vaulting. Wielgus was the only competitor to defeat Pyrek at the Nationals - in 1998, in Wroclaw, when they both cleared 4.00 metres - but her sports career is already over.
Both athletes practised the newly introduced event under direction of Edward Szymczak, who coached the best male pole vaulters of the country earlier. His pupils – Marian Kolasa (5.81) and Miroslaw Chmara (5.90) - were for some time the main rivals of Sergey Bubka.
More than two decades ago Szymczak started a Pole Vault competition on the long pier at the seaside resort of Sopot. At the very beginning, two Polish Olympic champions, Tadeusz Slusarski (Olympic champion 1976) and Wladyslaw Kozakiewicz (Olympic champion 1980) took part in this original meeting. Then came the girls and one of them was Pyrek, who once competed in Sopot with Stacy Dragila of the United States.
Pyrek’s sporting breakthrough came at the 2000 Olympic Games, in Sydney, where, aged only 20, she placed seventh. Dragila won the gold medal, as she did at the 1999 and 2001 World Championships, but soon the American had to accept the change in the international hierarchy. Yelena Isinbayeva, of Russia, began to dominate and Pyrek, who took the bronze medal at the 2001 World Championships, in Edmonton, went on to record her top achievement four years later, gaining the silver at the World Championships, in Helsinki. It was important for Pyrek after she had taken only fourth place at the 2004 Olympic Games, in Athens, being surprisingly overshadowed by her compatriot, Anna Rogowska, the bronze medal winner. Becoming a World runner-up, Pyrek regained her leadership among Polish vaulters
In 2003 Pyrek separated from her first coach, Edward Szymczak, and moved from Gdynia to Szczecin, another seaside city. “I’m a sailor’s daughter, so I like to stay very close to the sea,” said the vaulter who has won eight national titles, including the last one from Szczecin. Pyrek’s new coach is Viacheslav Kalinichenko, of Ukraine, who has resided in Poland with his family for many years.
Pyrek graduated from Gdansk University with a Masters in law. In the future she plans to be employed in one of the European Union offices. She has become a celebrity, starring on TV. She even tries to sing. A few months ago she recorded an Olympic song which she performs together with a professional vocalist, Maria Sadowska.
Pyrek lives in Szczecin, with her sweetheart Norbert Rokita, who is an athletics manager. Once a year she invites some top women vaulters to take part in a street competition held just under the windows of her apartment.
Personal Bests
4.82 (2007); 4.76i (2006)
Yearly Progression
1995: 2.30; 1996: 3.60; 1997: 3.83; 1998: 4.15; 1999: 4.16/4.21i; 2000: 4.40; 2001: 4.61; 2002: 4.62; 2003: 4.60; 2004: 4.72; 2005: 4.70; 2006: 4.75/4.76i; 2007: 4.82; 2008: 4.75
Career Highlights
1997 q European Junior Championships (Ljubljana) 3.80
1998 2nd World Junior Championships (Annecy) 4.10
1998 7th European Championships (Budapest) 4.15
1999 11th World Indoor Championships (Maebashi) 4.20
1999 4th European Junior Championships (Riga) 4.10
2000 q European Indoor Championships (Gent) 4.20
2000 1st European Cup-1 (Bydgoszcz) 4.30
2000 7th Olympic Games (Sydney) 4.40
2001 1st European Cup-1 (Vaasa) 4.50
2001 1st European Under-23 Championships (Amsterdam) 4.40
2001 3rd World Championships (Edmonton) 4.55
2001 4th Goodwill Games (Brisbane) 4.35
2001 4th Grand Prix Final (Melbourne) 4.20
2002 3rd European Indoor Championships (Vienna) 4.60
2002 4th European Cup, Super League (Annecy) 4.20
2002 q European Championships (Munich) 4.30
2003 3rd European Indoor Cup (Leipzig) 4.30
2003 3rd World Indoor Championships (Birmingham) 4.45
2003 1st European Cup-1 (Lappeenranta) 4.30
2003 4th World Championships (Paris) 4.55
2003 4th World Athletics Final (Monaco) 4.50
2004 5th World Indoor Championships (Budapest) 4.50
2004 2nd European Cup, Super League (Bydgoszcz) 4.40
2004 4th Olympic Games (Athens) 4.55
2004 5th World Athletics Final (Monaco) 4.50
2005 3rd European Indoor Championships (Madrid) 4.70
2005 2nd World Championships (Helsinki) 4.60
2005 2nd World Athletics Final (Monaco) 4.62
2006 4th World Indoor Championships (Moscow) 4.65
2006 1st European Cup, Super League (Malaga) 4.75
2006 2nd European Championships (Göteborg) 4.65
2006 2nd World Athletics Final (Stuttgart) 4.65
2007 1st European Cup, Super League (Munich) 4.65
2007 4th World Championships (Osaka) 4.75
2007 2nd World Athletics Final (Stuttgart) 4.82
2008 3rd World Indoor Championships (Valencia) 4.70