Monika Frandofert (born ) is a Polish female

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and the 2011 Polish all-around champion. She represented Poland at the

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and

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Career

Frandofert started her senior career in 2007, when she won her first national title on the floor exercise. She also took silver on the balance beam, as well as two bronze medals in the all-around and vault finals. Later that year, she represented Poland at the

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, where she placed 22nd in the team event. In 2008, she won two bronze medals at the Polish Championships in

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. One year later, she competed at the

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in London, where she finished 53rd in the individual all-around qualifications. At the National Championships that year, she won silver medals in the all-around and floor finals, as well as bronze on the uneven bars. She was a part of the Polish team at the 2010 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Birmingham, where she helped the Polish team finish 10th in the team competition. She then competed at the Polish Championships, where she only took bronze on the floor exercise. At the end of the year, Poland finished 17th in the team event at the

in Rotterdam, with Frandofert as one of its representatives. In 2011, she won the national all-around title and finished 48th at the

2011 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships The 4th Individual European Artistic Gymnastics Championships for both Men and Women was held in Berlin, Germany from 4 April 2011 until 10 April 2011. The event was held at the Max-Schmeling-Halle. 157 male gymnasts from 39 countries with and 86 ...

in Berlin. She also performed in the 4th season of

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, a Polish version of Got Talent, alongside

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Olympian

Katarzyna Jurkowska-Kowalska Katarzyna Iwona Jurkowska-Kowalska (born 18 February 1992) is a Polish artistic gymnast and a two-time Polish all-around champion. She represented Poland at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Career She represented Poland at the Wo ...

. Her last big international competition was in Brussels at the 2012 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships, where she placed 13th in the team competition. Frandofert also made event finals at multiple FIG World Cup competitions.

Personal life

She was born on June 16, 1991, in Kraków, Poland. After retiring from the competitive sport, Frandofert got her degree in cosmetology and became a professional make up artist.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Frandofert, Monika 1991 births Living people Polish female artistic gymnasts Sportspeople from Kraków