A Russian pole vaulter, Yelena Isinbayeva won the Olympic gold medal in 2004 and 2008. Regarded as the greatest female pole vaulter of all time, Yelena is a nine-time world champion and broke her own world records numerous times.
MONACO (AP) -- Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva's world record of 5.06 meters at the Weltklasse meet in Zurich has been ratified by the IAAF.
Publ.Date : Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:44:05 GMTATLETISMO Robles feliz con el regreso de Liu LA HABANA -- El regreso del chino Liu Chang va a condimentar los 110 metros con vallas el próximo año, afirmó el cubano Dayron Robles, campeón olímpico de la especialidad.
Publ.Date : Sat, 31 Oct 2009 05:01:11 GMTYelena Isinbayeva has said she is chasing Sergey Bubka’s total of vaulting records. The problem is, how do you define “record”? For years the IAAF just had outdoor records.
Publ.Date : Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:41:53 GMT
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Yelena started out as a gymnast from age 5 to 15, but ended up switching sports after being considered too tall for gymnastics.
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