Yelena Isinbayeva
Background
Yelena Gadzhievna Isinbayeva (Russian: Елена Гаджиевна Исинбаева; born June 3, 1982 (1982-06-03) (age 26) in Volgograd) is a Russian pole vaulter. She won the 2004 Olympic Gold Medal with a new World Record (then 4.91 m), was elected Female Athlete of the Year by the IAAF twice (2004 and 2005), and Sportswoman of the Year by Laureus. On July 22, 2005, she became the first female pole vaulter to clear the metric barrier of 5.00 metres.
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Last Week - About Yelena Isinbayeva
...Michael Phelps in a vote for the 2008 athlete of the year by the international media. Olympic pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva took the top place as sportswoman of the year and Spain's soccer team was voted team of the year for winning the European Championship. ...
7 days ago from
ESPN
...past two seasons managing the Class A Greensboro Grasshoppers in the South Atlantic League. Olympic pole-vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva took the top place as sportswoman of the year and Spain's soccer team was voted team of the year for winning the European...
7 days ago from
Philly.com
...Usain Bolt of Jamaica (who edged out swimming sensation, Michael Phelps by a narrow margin) and Olympic pole vault champion, Yelena Isinbayeva. Bolt wowed Olympic viewers last summer in Beijing with his easy victories in the 100m and 200m events. He also helped...
6 days ago from
Light the Torch
...Phelps of Rodgers Forge in a vote for the 2008 Athlete of the Year by the international media. Olympic pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva took the top place as Sportswoman of the Year, and Spain's soccer team was voted Team of the Year for winning the European...
6 days ago from
Baltimore Sun
Last Month - About Yelena Isinbayeva
...promotes on its website stars of the event. Mainly the best female Athlete in the world 2008, the Russian Pole Vault queen Yelena Isinbayeva. The multi world record holder will open her short indoor campaign here. Afterwards her next meet will be at Sergey...
29 days ago from
RunBlogRun
...LONDON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Usain Bolt on the track, Michael Phelps in the water and Yelena Isinbayeva through the air elevated three elemental Olympic sports into another realm at the Beijing Games, the highlight of 2008's sporting calendar. Bolt, a languid,...
24 days ago from
Reuters
... London, Dec 16: Usain Bolt on the track, Michael Phelps in the water and Yelena Isinbayeva through the air elevated three elemental Olympic sports into another realm at the Beijing Games, the highlight of 2008's sporting calendar. Bolt, a languid,...
23 days ago from
Zee News
...a total of 14 career victories. The 23-year-old Phelps also became the first swimmer honored as Sportsman of the Year by Sports Illustrated magazine. Host-nation China finished the Summer Games with the most gold medals - 51 and a total of 100. The United...
22 days ago from
Voice of America
...supposed to be filed in three separate jurisdictions. FORMIA (ITA): Russian Athlete of the Year 2008 and Pole Vault queen Yelena Isinbayeva already started her preparation for the coming indoor season in World Pole Vault Training Center in Formia, Italy. With...
22 days ago from
RunBlogRun
...marathon debut in New York last month where she became the first American woman to make the podium there since 1994, Kara Goucher has committed to next April's (20) Boston Marathon, John Hancock Financial announced today. Informs Race Results Weekly. Goucher...
23 days ago from
RunBlogRun
... 2008 was a banner year in the world of sports, topped by the Summer Olympics in Beijing. The athletic highpoint of the Beijing Olympics was almost certainly the record-setting performance by American swimmer Michael Phelps. He won eight gold medals, break...
22 days ago from
Voice of America
...men 800 m is changed to long distance combination 3000 m /5000 m. The main candidates are Dayron Robles, Blanka Vlasic and Yelena Isinbayeva. With addition of long distance also Kenenisa Bekele could be a possibility. Other choices to name Asafa Powell at...
21 days ago from
RunBlogRun
...after missing out on the 2008 payday with a last-meet defeat. Other contenders could include Russian pole vault queen Yelena Isinbayeva (2007 winner), Cuban hurdles ace Dayron Robles and Ethiopian distance runner Tirunesh Dibaba and former jackpot winner...
21 days ago from
Earthtimes.org
...Chudarek who clocked national junior 100 m record 10.48. MONACO (MON): IAAF World Athletes of the Year, Usian Bolt and Yelena Isinbayeva head the list of six nominations that Athletics has received in the annual Athlete of the Year ballot covering all sports...
19 days ago from
RunBlogRun