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Anna Rogowska, Good Girl From Polish

Article Summary by: clenoro    

Original Author: Clenoro
Anna Rogowska (born May 21, 1981) is a Polish pole vaulter.
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 has the Polish indoor record of 4.80 m, set on 5
March 2006.
Published: August 30, 2008
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