Yelena Isinbayeva
Yelena Gadzhievna Isinbayeva (Russian: Елена Гаджиевна Исинбаева, born 3 June 1982) is a Russian former pole vaulter. She is a two-time Olympic gold medalist (2004 and 2008), a three-time World Champion (2005, 2007 and 2013), the current world record holder in the event, and is widely considered the greatest female pole-vaulter of all time. Isinbayeva was banned from the 2016 Rio Olympics after revelations of an extensive state-sponsored doping programme in Russia, thus dashing her hopes of a grand retirement winning the Olympic gold medal. She retired from athletics in August 2016 after being elected to serve an 8-year term on the IOC's Athletes' Commission.
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| Full name at birth | Yelena Gadzhievna Isinbayeva
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| Claim to fame | 10th World Championships in Athletics Helsinki 2005
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| Date of birth | 3 June 1982
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| Place of birth | Volgograd, Russia
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| Height | 5' 8½" (174 cm)
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| Weight | 140 lbs (64 kg)
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| Dress size | 3
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| Shoe size | 8
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- Isinbayeva's mother is of Russian ethnicity, while her father is of Tabasaran ethnicity.
Yelena Isinbayeva is known for her role in the TV mini series Sochi 2014: XXII Olympic Winter Games (2014) as Self - Olympic Games Torch Bearer.
She is also known for her role in the TV mini series London 2012: Games of the XXX Olympiad (2012) as Self - Russia.
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