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Yelena Gadzhievna Isinbayeva (Russian: Елена Гаджиевна Исинбаева, IPA: [jɪˈlʲɛnə gɐˈdʐɨjɪvnə ɪsʲɪnˈbajɪvə]; born 3 June 1982) is a Russian former pole vaulter. She is a two-time Olympic gold medalist (2004 and 2008), a three-time World Champion (2005, 2007 and 2013), the current world record holder in the ...
May 30, 2024 · Yelena Isinbayeva, Russian pole-vaulter who achieved numerous world records and became the first woman to clear the 5-meter (16-foot 4.75-inch) mark in the sport’s history. She also won Olympic gold medals in 2004 and 2008. Learn more about Isinbayeva’s life and career.
Isinbayeva was defeated at the 2009 World Championships where she failed to achieve a successful vault in the final, although later in 2009, she won both the IAAF World Athletics Final and the IAAF Golden League.
Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year - Yelena Isinbayeva (Russia) – winner of World Indoor and European outdoor Championship Pole Vault gold medal, and improved her World indoor record. Carolina Klüft (Sweden) – winner of European Championship Heptathlon gold medal. Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year -
European Championships: Gold medal in 2006 - European Indoor Championships: Gold medal in 2005. 28 times World record holder and current World record holder (5.06m); first women in the history of Athletics who cleared 5m jump (2005)
Feb 18, 2004 · At the beginning of the first day of Russian Indoor Championships Yelena Isinbayeva was presented with an award for last summer’s World Pole Vault record, and took the time to comment on her recent 4.81 and 4.83 indoor records in Donetsk, the later of which now supercedes even her outdoor record.
When the women’s pole vault took its Olympic bow at the 2000 Games in Sydney Isinbaeva was one of the trailblazers. Then, on 13 July 2003 in Gateshead (GBR), she broke the world record for the first time, with a vault of 4.82m. From there she embarked on a journey into uncharted territory.
