 Anna Rogowska in 2005 | |
| Personal information | |
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| Nationality |  Poland |
| Born | 21 May 1981 Gdynia, Poland |
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) (2012) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Pole vault |
| Club | SKLA Sopot |
Medal record | |
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.
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:
Golden Cross of Merit in 2004.
Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (5th Class) in 2009.
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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| 2002 | European Indoor Championships | Vienna, Austria | 12th (q) | 4.20 m |
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | 7th | 4.30 m | |
| 2003 | World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 6th | 4.35 m |
| European U23 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 3rd | 4.35 m | |
| World Championships | Paris, France | 7th | 4.45 m | |
| 2004 | World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 7th | 4.40 m |
| Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 3rd | 4.70 m | |
| World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 3rd | 4.60 m | |
| 2005 | European Indoor Championships | Madrid, Spain | 2nd | 4.75 m |
| World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 6th | 4.35 m | |
| World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 7th | 4.35 m | |
| 2006 | World Indoor Championships | Moscow, Russia | 2nd | 4.75 m |
| 2007 | European Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 3rd | 4.66 m |
| World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 8th | 4.60 m | |
| 2008 | World Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 6th | 4.55 m |
| Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 10th | 4.45 m | |
| 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 1st | 4.75 m |
| 2010 | World Indoor Championships | Doha, Qatar | 3rd | 4.70 m |
| 2011 | European Indoor Championship | Paris, France | 1st | 4.85 m NR |
| World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 10th | 4.55 m | |
| 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | — | NM |
| 2013 | European Indoor Championship | Gothenburg, Sweden | 2nd | 4.67 m |
| World Championships | Moscow, Russia | – | NM | |
| 2014 | World Indoor Championships | Sopot, Poland | 5th | 4.65 m |
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