Yelena Isinbayeva is a Russian pole vaulter and one of the best in the world. She was the first woman to clear the five meter barrier in 2005. She’s been named Female Athlete of the Year by the IAAF in 2004, 2005, and 2008. She also won gold medals in 2004 and 2008 and has a whopping 26 world records. No big deal.
Yelena was at the World Championships in Berlin this week at the 2009 World Championships. She was unable to complete a successful vault and lost to Anna Rogowska. We’ve rounded up the screen captures from her vault attempts the World Championships. You can see all of Yelena’s pole work after the jump.
