Monika Stefanowicz
 Monika Drybulska-Stefanowicz in 2024 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Monika Mariola Drybulska-Stefanowicz |
| Nationality |  Poland |
| Born | 15 May 1980 Wągrowiec, Poland |
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 45 kg (99 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Marathon |
| Club | WKS Grunwald Poznań |
| Coached by | Gregorz Gajdus |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | Half-marathon: 1:13:34 (2002) Marathon: 2:29:57 (2003) |
Monika Mariola Drybulska-Stefanowicz (born May 15, 1980 in Wągrowiec) is a Polish marathon runner.[1] She set her personal best time of 2:29:57 at the 2003 Berlin Marathon.[2] Drybulska also competed in the women's marathon at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, but did not finish the race.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Drybulska made her second appearance in the women's marathon, along with her compatriot Dorota Gruca. Unlike her previous Olympics, Drybulska successfully finished the race in twenty-fourth place, one second behind world-record holder Paula Radcliffe of Great Britain, with her seasonal best time of 2:32:39.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Monika Drybulska". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 14 July 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ^ Nakamura, Ken (11 March 2005). "One woman show by Shibui? – Nagoya Women's Marathon Preview". IAAF. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ^ "Women's Marathon". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
External links
[edit]- Monika Stefanowicz at World Athletics
- Monika Stefanowicz at European Athletics
- Monika Stefanowicz at the Polski Związek Lekkiej Atletyki (in Polish)
- Monika Stefanowicz at Olympics.com
- Monika Drybulska at Olympics.com
- Monika Drybulska at the Polski Komitet Olimpijski (archive) (in Polish)
- Monika Drybulska-Stefanowicz at the Polski Komitet Olimpijski (archive) (in Polish)
- Monika Drybulska-Stefanowicz at Olympedia
- Monika Mariola Drybulska at NBC 2008 Olympics website at the Wayback Machine (archived 22 August 2012)
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