Yelena Gadzhievna Isinbayeva(DOB June 3,1982)has been a major champion on 9 occasions (Olympic, World outdoor and indoor champion and European outdoor and indoor champion)
Yelena Isinbayeva is one of only 8 athletes (along with Valerie Adams,Usain Bolt,Veronica Campbell-Brown,Jacques Freitag,Jana Pittman,Dani Samuels and David Storl)to win world championships at the Youth,Junior and Senior level of an athletic event
won the Gold Medal in the World Youth Championships held in Poland in 1999 - 4.10 Metres(WYR)
won the Gold Medal in the World Junior Championship held in Santiago,Chile in 2000 - 4.20 Metres(WJR)
Yelena Isinbayeva became the first woman to clear the 5-metre barrier in 2005
Yelena Isinbayeva was named Female Athlete of the Year by IAAF in 2004, 2005 and 2008
Yelena Isinbayeva has established herself as one of the most successful athletes of her generation -
by setting 28 world records (15 outdoor and 13 indoor)
Outdoor World Records
| S.No | Performance | Venue | Date | |
| 1 | 4.82 m | Gateshead, England | 14-Jul-03 | |
| 2 | 4.87 m | Gateshead, England | 27-Jun-04 | |
| 3 | 4.89 m | Birmingham, England | 25-Jul-04 | |
| 4 | 4.90 m | London, England | 30-Jul-04 | |
| 5 | 4.91 m | Athens, Greece | 24-Aug-04 | |
| 6 | 4.92 m | Brussels, Belgium | 03-Sep-04 | |
| 7 | 4.93 m | Lausanne, Switzerland | 05-Jul-05 | |
| 8 | 4.95 m | Madrid, Spain | 16-Jul-05 | |
| 9 | 4.96 m | London, England | 22-Jul-05 | |
| 10 | 5.00 m | London, England | 22-Jul-05 | |
| 11 | 5.01 m | Helsinki, Finland | 12-Aug-05 | |
| 12 | 5.03 m | Rome, Italy | 11-Jul-08 | |
| 13 | 5.04 m | Monaco | 29-Jul-08 | |
| 14 | 5.05 m | Beijing, China | 18-Aug-08 | |
| 15 | 5.06 m | Zurich, Switzerland | 28-Aug-09 |
Indoor World Records
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| staying virtually
unbeaten between 2004 and 2009 (won 9 gold medals in
indoor and outdoor championships) Olympic Medals Won by Yelena Isinbayeva 2004 Athens Olympics -Gold Medal - 4.91 Metres(WR) 2008 Beijing Olympics -Gold Medal -5.05 Metres(WR) 2012 London Olympics-Bronze Medal -4.70 Metres World Championships Medals Won by Yelena Isinbayeva 2013 Moscow,Russia -Gold Medal - 4.89 Metres 2007 Osaka,Japan -Gold Medal - 4.80 Metres 2005 Helsinki,finland - Gold Medal -5.01 Metres(WR) 2003 Paris,France -Bronze Medal - 4.65 Metres In 2009 at the IAAF Golden League, Zurich, Switzerland,Yelena Isinbayeva set WR 5.06 Metres  |
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True legend, hats off !
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