Daria Bijak

Daria Eva Bijak (born 12 November 1985 in Racibórz (German: Ratibor), Silesia, Poland) 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.

Daria 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.