Sexy Russian Pole Vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva

Yelena Gadzhievna Isinbayeva (born June 3, 1982) is a Russian pole vaulter. She is twice Olympic gold medalist (2004 and 2008), was named Female Athlete of the Year by the IAAF in 2004, 2005 and 2008 World Sportsman of the Year by Laureus in 2007 and 2009. Prince of Asturias Award for Sports in 2009. As a result of their achievements, many consider the greatest female pole vaulter of all time.

From age 5 to 15, Isinbayeva trained as a gymnast in her hometown of Volgograd. She finally left the sport because as growing up was considered too high to be competitive in gymnastics, ultimately reaching a height of 1.74 m (5 '8 ½ "). On July 22, 2005 became the first woman to clear the historical barrier of 5.00 meters in the pole vault.

His father, Gadzhi Gadzhiyevich Isinbayeva, is a plumber and a member of a small (130,000 people strong) ethnic group Tabasarans that mostly live in Dagestan. His mother, a shop assistant, is an ethnic Russian. Isinbayeva also has a sister called Inna. Isinbayeva came from humble beginnings and remember that their parents had to make many financial sacrifices in his early career.

She has a Bachelor and Master after graduating from the Volgograd State Academy of Physical Culture. He continues his graduate studies there and also studied at the Donetsk National Technical University.

At the age of 27 Isinbayeva has been a nine-time champion (Olympic, world champion outdoors and indoors and covered outdoor European champion).

Current records Isinbayeva world 5. 06 m outdoors, a record Isinbayeva set in Zurich on August 28, 2009, and 5.00 m indoors, a record set at the Donetsk indoor meeting on February 15, 2009. The first was the twenty-seventh world record of Isinbayeva.

Setting 27 world records (15 outdoor and indoor 12), remaining practically undefeated between 2004 and 2009 (winner of nine consecutive gold medals in the championships indoors and outdoors) and World Athletics elected Athlete of the Year in 2004, 2005 and 2008, Isinbayeva has established herself as one of the most successful athletes of his generation.

In August 2005, top UK pole vault coach Steve Rippon, told the BBC that "it [Isinbayeva] is one of the few jumpers polo women look and think that his technique is as good as men. In fact, the second part of her jump is probably better than any male pole vaulter currently competing. She has an exceptional technique, it is quite high (almost 5 feet 9 inches) and runs very well. "

These statements are confirmed by close observation of her jumps, in detail, Isinbayeva's high level of body control (courtesy of her gymnastics background) especially pays off in the so-called "L-Phase", where essential to use post rebound to convert horizontal speed into height. Common mistakes are getting away recovered at an angle (instead of vertically up) or the inability to keep the limbs rigid, thus resulting in loss of vertical velocity and the height is much less. For Isinbayeva, the L-Phase is exemplary.

In the Russian club competitions representing railroad military team, which is formally a Russian military officer, and August 4, 2005 was given high military rank of lieutenant before being promoted to captain in August 2008.

She features in Toshiba ads promoting their product line in Russia. She also appears in a Lady Speed Stick ad in Russia.

On December 2, 2010 was held a passionate speech to the delegates of FIFA in Zurich. Later on that occasion it was announced that Russia will host the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

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