Daria Bijak

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Daria Eva Bijak (born November 12, 1985 in Racibórz, Poland) is a German Gymnast raised in Cologne. Bijak is a two time German National Champion (2005, 2006) and has competed for Germany at 3 World Championships. (2002, 2003, 2005) She will make her 4th World Championships appearance in October 2006, where she has been named to the German team to compete in Aarhus, Denmark. Bijak placed a very respectable 8th in the All Around competition at the 2005 World Championships, her best reuslt to date. She known for her unique and difficult skills and fun presentation on floor exercise.

Daria is currently a freshman at the University of Utah where she is a member of the Gymnastics Team that placed second at the 2005 NCAA Women's Gymnastics championships. Bijak's goal is to make the 2008 German Olympic Team and to continue her studies.

Bijak has accomplished her goal and has made the 2008 German Olympic squad and will be in Beijing this September.