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
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Yelena Isinbayeva
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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.
Achievements
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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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Education
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2002 - 2005
Awards
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Prince of Asturias Award
She is one of only seven athletes (along with Valerie Adams, Usain Bolt, Veronica Campbell-Brown, Jacques Freitag, Jana Pittman, Dani Samuels) to win world championships at the youth, junior, and senior level of an athletic event.She is one of only seven athletes (along with Valerie Adams, Usain Bolt, Veronica Campbell-Brown, Jacques Freitag, Jana Pittman, Dani Samuels) to win world championships at the youth, junior, and senior level of an athletic event.