Daria Bijak

Daria Bijak
Born
Daria Eva Bijak

12 November 1985 (1985-11-12) (age 38)
NationalityGerman
OccupationArtistic gymnast
Years active1998–2010
AgentInternational Gymnastics Federation
Websitewww.fig.com

Daria Eva Bijak (born 12 November 1985 in Racibórz, Poland)[1] is a former artistic gymnast representing Germany. She is a two-time German national champion (2005, 2006) and competed for Germany at the 2002, 2003, 2005, and 2006 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. Her best all-around finish was 8th in 2005.

Bijak was raised in Greven, Germany,[2] and trained at the Deutsche Sporthochschule in Cologne under Shanna Polyakova.[3] She went on to compete in the NCAA as a member of the University of Utah gymnastics team.[4]

In 2008, Bijak represented Germany at the Olympic Games in Beijing, where she finished 51st in the all-around.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Lewis, Michael C. (3 July 2008). "Daria Bijak, Gymnastics, Germany". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2022-02-22.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Youngren, John. "Cirque du Utah: Gymnast Daria Bijak". continuum.utah.edu. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
  3. ^ Hamilton, Linda (2006-06-01). "Red Rocks are looking forward to 'elite' future". Deseret News. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
  4. ^ "Daria Bijak Named First-Team Academic All-American". University of Utah Athletics. 2010-06-10. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
  5. ^ "Olympics 2008 Complete Results" (PDF). USA Gymnastics.