Anna Rogowska (born 21 May 1981) is a retired

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athlete who specialised in the

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. She became the

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in 2009 in Berlin.

Career

Born in

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, she won the bronze medal at the

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, narrowly beating Monika Pyrek, another Polish pole vaulter born in Gdynia. Early 2005 brought success as she won the silver medal in the

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. On July 22, 2005, in

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, she achieved a personal best with 4.80 m, which was also the Polish record. Minutes later she saw

Yelena Isinbayeva Yelena Gadzhievna Isinbayeva ( rus, Елена Гаджиевна Исинбаева, p=jɪˈlʲɛnə gɐˈdʐɨjɪvnə ɪsʲɪnˈbajɪvə; born 3 June 1982) is a Russian former pole vaulter. She is twice an Olympic gold medalist (2004 and 200 ...

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

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. She also holds the Polish indoor record of 4.85 m, set on 6 March 2011. She announced her retirement from the sport on 27 February 2015. For her sport achievements, she received:
Golden Cross of Merit in 2004.
Knight's Cross of the

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(5th Class) in 2009.

Competition record

*NM = No Mark *At the 2012 London Olympic Games, Rogowska reached the final by clearing 4.55m, but in the final she failed to register a mark, fouling three times at her opening height of 4.45 m.

References

External links

Official webpage
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rogowska, Anna 1981 births Living people Polish female pole vaulters Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Poland Olympic bronze medalists for Poland Sportspeople from Gdynia Athletes from Pomeranian Voivodeship Knights of the Order of Polonia Restituta Recipients of the Gold Cross of Merit (Poland) World Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) World Athletics Championships winners Diamond League winners 21st-century Polish sportswomen