Education
She has both a Bachelor's and Master's Degree after graduating from the Volgograd State Academy of Physical Culture. Currently she is continuing her post-graduate studies there and also studying at the Donetsk National Technical University
She has both a Bachelor's and Master's Degree after graduating from the Volgograd State Academy of Physical Culture. Currently she is continuing her post-graduate studies there and also studying at the Donetsk National Technical University
From the age of 5 to 15, Isinbayeva trained as a gymnast in her hometown of Volgograd. She ultimately left the sport because as she grew she was considered too tall to be competitive in gymnastics, ultimately attaining a height of 1.74 m. Six months after having taken up pole-vaulting she won her first major victory at age 16.
1998 World Youth Games Moscow, Russia 1st
1999 World Youth Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 1st 4.10 m (WYR)
2000 World Junior Championships Santiago, Chile 1st 4.20 m (WJR)
2001 European Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 1st 4.40 m (CR)
2002 European Championships Munich, Germany 2nd 4.55 m
2003 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 2nd 4.60 m
World Championships Paris, France 3rd 4.65 m
European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 1st 4.65 m (CR)
2004 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 1st 4.86 m (WR)
Summer Olympics Athens, Greece 1st 4.91 m (WR)
IAAF World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 1st
2005 European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain 1st 4.90 m (i WR)
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 1st 5.01 m (WR)
IAAF World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 1st
2006 World Indoor Championships Moscow, Russia 1st 4.80m
European Championships Göteborg, Sweden 1st 4.80 m (CR)
IAAF World Athletics Final Stuttgart, Germany 1st 4.75 m
World Cup Athens, Greece 1st 4.60 m (CR)
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 1st 4.80 m
IAAF Golden League 6/6 Wins 1st Jackpot Winner
IAAF World Athletics Final Stuttgart, Germany 1st 4.87 m (CR)
2008 World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 1st 4.75 m
Summer Olympics Beijing, People's Republic of China 1st 5.05 m (WR)
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany final New Mexico
IAAF Golden League 6/6 Wins 1st Jackpot winner
World Athletics Final Thessaloniki, Greece 1st 4.80 m
2010 World Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 4th 4.60 m
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 6th 4.65 m
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 1st 4.80 m
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