Anna Rogowska

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Anna Rogowska
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Anna Rogowska in 2005
Personal information
NationalityFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Born (1981-05-21) 21 May 1981 (age 44)
Gdynia, Poland
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb) (2012)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Pole vault
ClubSKLA Sopot

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.

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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. [1]

She announced her retirement from the sport on 27 February 2015. [2]

For her sport achievements, she received:
POL Zloty Krzyz Zaslugi BAR.svg Golden Cross of Merit in 2004.
POL Polonia Restituta Kawalerski BAR.svg Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (5th Class) in 2009.

Competition record

Rogowska (right) after winning the gold at the 2009 World Championships. Pyrek and Rogowska Berlin 2009.jpg
Rogowska (right) after winning the gold at the 2009 World Championships.
YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
2002 European Indoor Championships Vienna, Austria12th (q) 4.20 m
European Championships Munich, Germany 7th 4.30 m
2003 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary6th 4.35 m
European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland3rd 4.35 m
World Championships Paris, France7th 4.45 m
2004 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary7th 4.40 m
Olympic Games Athens, Greece3rd 4.70 m
World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco3rd4.60 m
2005 European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain2nd 4.75 m
World Championships Helsinki, Finland6th 4.35 m
World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco7th4.35 m
2006 World Indoor Championships Moscow, Russia2nd 4.75 m
2007 European Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom3rd 4.66 m
World Championships Osaka, Japan8th 4.60 m
2008 World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain6th 4.55 m
Olympic Games Beijing, China10th 4.45 m
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany1st 4.75 m
2010 World Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar3rd 4.70 m
2011 European Indoor Championship Paris, France1st 4.85 m NR
World Championships Daegu, South Korea10th 4.55 m
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom NM
2013 European Indoor Championship Gothenburg, Sweden2nd 4.67 m
World Championships Moscow, Russia NM
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland5th 4.65 m

References

  1. "60 Metres - women - senior - indoor - 2022".
  2. "Anna Rogowska zakończyła karierę" (in Polish). PZLA. 2015-02-27. Retrieved 2015-02-28.