New WPV NR for Poland
Posted: Sun May 29, 2005 4:57 pm
Anna Rogowska started her outdoor season yesterday with a national record 4.76 at Gdansk, also taking over the lead from Jillian Schwartz' 4.55 in the world rankings. Meanwhile, at Biala Podlaska, former record holder Monika Pyrek cleared 4.50 to move into a third-place tie with Canadian Dana Ellis in current world rankings.
Since I remembered that Pyrek had set 40 national records in the outdoor vault (more than any other athlete in any event), I wondered whether she was still young enough to once again challenge Rogowska for the record. When I checked the birthdates I saw that I needn't have worried. Monika, who won't be 25 until her birthday in August, is just nine months older than Anna: not exactly an old lady. What faked me out was it seemed a long time since Pyrek first held the Polish record. It has been (1996), but she was just fourteen years old at the time! Since then, she has lost the record twice to Anna Wielgus and once previously to Rogowska. I'd say she has a good chance, yet, to add to her 40 outdoor and 27 indoor national records.
Since I remembered that Pyrek had set 40 national records in the outdoor vault (more than any other athlete in any event), I wondered whether she was still young enough to once again challenge Rogowska for the record. When I checked the birthdates I saw that I needn't have worried. Monika, who won't be 25 until her birthday in August, is just nine months older than Anna: not exactly an old lady. What faked me out was it seemed a long time since Pyrek first held the Polish record. It has been (1996), but she was just fourteen years old at the time! Since then, she has lost the record twice to Anna Wielgus and once previously to Rogowska. I'd say she has a good chance, yet, to add to her 40 outdoor and 27 indoor national records.