Daria Bijak
Daria Bijak | |
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Born | Daria Eva Bijak November 12, 1985 Raciborz, Poland |
Nationality | German |
Occupation | Gymnastics |
Years active | 1998–2010 |
Agent | International Gymnastics Federation |
Website | www.fig.com |
Daria Eva Bijak (born 12 November 1985) is a German Gymnast raised in Muenster, NRW. Bijak is a two time German National Champion (2005, 2006) and has competed for Germany at 4 World Championships (2002, 2003, 2005, and 2006). Bijak placed 8th in the All Around competition at the 2005 World Championships in Melbourne, Australia, which was her best result. She is known for her unique and difficult skills and fun presentation on floor exercise. She trained at the Deutsche Sporthochschule in Cologne from 2002-2006 under the guidance of her coach, Shanna Poljakova, who also trained Oksana Chusovitina.
Bijak was born in Racibórz (German: Ratibor), Silesia, Poland, and went on to compete in the NCAA at the University of Utah where she was a member of the Utah Red Rocks Gymnastics Team that placed second at the 2007 NCAA Women's Gymnastics championships. While training, competing and studying at the University of Utah, she continued to pursue her goal of competing in the Olympics.
Bijak accomplished her goal and made the 2008 German Olympic squad. She competed in the All Around competition in Beijing, China, in August 2008.
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- 1985 births
- Living people
- German female artistic gymnasts
- People from Racibórz
- Polish emigrants to Germany
- Gymnasts at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gymnasts of Germany
- Utah Red Rocks gymnasts
- German artistic gymnast stubs