Monika PYREK

Monika Pyrek - Poland - 2006 European Championships Pole Vault silver.

Photo/Foto: George Herringshaw

Date: 12 August 2006

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    • DATE OF BIRTH
      Monday, 11 August 1980
    • PLACE OF BIRTH
      Gdynia, Poland
  • INTERNATIONAL
  • Poland
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Monika PYREK - Poland - 2006 European Championships Pole Vault silver.

The pictures above show Monika during the final of the women's Pole Vault

at the 2006 European Championships in Gothenburg. She won the silver medal

with a clearance of 4.65m, pipping Russia's Tatyana Polnova to second place

on the countback rule. The great Russian Yelena Isinbayeva won the gold medal

with a championship record clearance of 4.80m.


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Women's Pole Vault Final. 2006
European Athletics Championships
1. Yelena ISINBAYEVA   RUS   4.80 CR
2. Monika PYREK   POL   4.65
3. Tatyana POLNOVA   RUS   4.65
4. Svetlana FEOFANOVA   RUS   4.50
5. Martina STRUTZ   GER   4.50
6. Silke SPIEGELBURG   GER   4.50
7. Naroa AGIRRE   SPA   4.45
8. Roza KASPRZAK   POL   4.40