Yelena Isinbaeva

About Yelena Isinbaeva

Pole vaulter and member of Russia's national squad who has competed in many Olympic games. She is best recognized for winning gold medals at many World Championships as well as the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games in Athens and Beijing, respectively.

Yelena Gadzhievna Isinbayeva is a Russian former pole vaulter. She is a two-time Olympic gold medalist, a three-time World Champion, the current world record holder in the event, and is widely considered the greatest female pole-vaulter of all time. Isinbayeva was banned from the 2016 Rio Olympics after the appearance of an independent report about an extensive state-sponsored doping programme in Russia, thus dashing her hopes of a grand retirement winning the Olympic gold medal. She retired from athletics in August 2016 after being elected to serve an 8-year term on the IOC's Athletes' Commission. Isinbayeva has been a major champion on nine occasions. She was also the jackpot winner of the IAAF Golden League series in 2007 and 2009. After poor performances at the world championships in 2009 and 2010, she took a year-long break from the sport. She became the first woman to clear the five-metre barrier in 2005. Her current world record is 5.06 m outdoors, set in Zurich in August 2009.

Sport	Women's athletics
Olympic finals	2004, 2008
Regional finals	Outdoor: 2002, 2006, Indoor: 2005
Coached by	Yevgeny Trofimov
Retired	20 August 2016
Club	CSKA Moscow
Highest world ranking	1st (2005–2009)
World finals	Outdoor: 2003, 2005, 2007, Indoor: 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008
Personal best(s)	Outdoor: 5.06 WR (2009), indoor: 5.01 ER(2012)
Event(s)	Pole vault

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Trivia

She was named Female Athlete of the Year by the IAFF in 2004, 2005, and 2008. She also was World Sportswoman of the Year by Laureus in 2007 and in 2009. 

Yelena Isinbaeva before fame

When she competed in her first World Youth Championships in 1999, she gained national attention for pole vaulting. In 2004, she competed in her first Olympic games, and in 2005, she competed in her first World Championship in Helsinki.

Achievement of Yelena Isinbaeva

In 2004, 2005, and 2008, the IAFF named her Female Athlete of the Year. She was also named Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year in 2007 and 2009.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed

Yelena Isinbaeva family life

She was born and raised in Volgograd, Russian Soviet Socialist Republic (SFSR), Soviet Union.

Associations of Yelena Isinbaeva

Along with Usain Bolt and Veronica Campbell-brown, she is notable for being one of a select few athletes to win World Championships at the youth, junior, and senior levels.

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