Yelena Isenbayeva

The best

woman pole

vaulter

in the w

orld

By Ella and Rian

Personal info Yelena Isinbayeva Born

on 3 June 1982 in Volgograd, Russia is 30

years old is 65 kg and1.74 metres tall.

medalsYelena has got 2 Olympic gold's in 2004 +

2008She also has one Olympic bronze that she

got in 2012She has also won the world champs 2 times!

In total 21 gold's 2 silver and 2 bronzes!

World records Yelena is the first woman in pole vault HISTORY to jump 5 metres. Her highest jump was 5.06 metres WOW! She is also one of 8 athletes who has won a world champs at the Youth, junior and senior level at an athletic event.

Other Interests

Yelena has a

bachelor and a

masters in

physical culture.

She used to be In

the Russian arm

y

and became

captain in August

in 2008

Yelena originally

started out as a

gymnast but quitted because

she was too tall

She also stars in

Toshiba ads for

their Russian line

Family

Inna Isenbayeva is her sister.

Gadzhi Gadzhiyevich Isinbayeva is her dad.

Natalya Petrovna Isinbayeva is her mum.

Pole vaulting champion

“It is not difficult to jump because I have clear goals.”

“It was the competition of the year so I did feel the pressure.”