The pictures above show Yelena clearing a new World Record height of 4.91m
at the 2004 Olympics in Athens.
It was a memorable moment for the Russian who had already clinched the
Gold medal minutes earlier when her great rival Svetlana Feofanova had failed
attempts at 4.80m, 4.85m & 4.90m. Yelena herself had only cleared 4.80m at
her third and final attempt to nudge ahead of Feofanova into the Gold medal position.
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Womens Pole Vault Final.
Olympic Games 2004. |
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| 1. Yelena Isinbayeva |
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RUS |
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4.91m WR |
| 2. Svetlana Feofanova |
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RUS |
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4.75m |
| 3. Anna Rogowska |
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POL |
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4.70m |
| 4. Monika Pyrek |
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POL |
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4.55m |
| 5. Thorey Edda Elisdottir |
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ICE |
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4.55m |
| 6. Vanessa Boslak |
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FRA |
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4.40m |
| 6. Naroa Agirre |
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SPA |
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4.40m |
| 6. Dana Ellis |
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CAN |
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4.40m |
| 6. Anzhela Balakhonova |
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UKR |
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4.40m |
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Yelena Isanbayeva is pictured above breaking her own world record with a vault of 4.90m
during the Norwich Union Grand Prix at London on 30th July 2004
She had set a world record of 4.87m in Gateshead on 27th June 2004 before compatriot
Svetlana Feofanova took the record with a vault of 4.88m on 4th July 2004. That record lasted
21 days before Yelena reclaimed the record in Birmingham and then added a further 1cm five days later!.
It was not long before Yelena broke the record by a further 1cm and this time it was on the
biggest stage of all - the Olympics Games in Athens.
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| 27/06/04 |
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Gateshead |
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4.87m |
| 25/07/04 |
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Birmingham |
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4.89m |
| 30/07/04 |
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London |
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4.90m |
| 24/08/04 |
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Athens |
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4.91m |