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Medal record
Anna Rogowska
Women's athletics
Competitor for  Poland
Olympic Games
Bronze	2004 Athens	Pole vault
World Championships
Gold	2009 Berlin	Pole vault
World Indoor Championships
Silver	2006 Moscow	Pole vault
Bronze	2010 Doha	Pole vault
European Indoor Championships
Silver	2005 Madrid	Pole vault
Bronze	2007 Birmingham	Pole vault

Anna Rogowska (born May 21, 1981) is a Polish pole vaulter, current reigning World Champion.

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 4.81 m, set on 10 February 2010.^[1]

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.

Achievements

Rogowska (right) celebrating her World Championship gold with Monika Pyrek

References

• IAAF profile for Anna Rogowska

External links

• Official webpage (Polish)