My Favourite Athlete, Yelena Isinbayeva

SKY IS MY LIMIT. My competitor is MYSELF

5 years ago, 2008, i was watching Olympic games and saw an athlete who broke her own record for the 24th with 5.05m at the 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing on 18 August. Broke her own world record for 24th? Seriously? She is superb amazing. After that broke it again on 28 August 2009 at Zurich, Switzerland with 5.06 m height. 

Who is she? She is Yelena Isinbayeva, Russian pole voulter who win Olympic gold medalist twice on 2004 and 2008.

Her hope was to be the first women won third gold medal  Unluckly, she finished with bronze at London Olympic 2012 due to unconditional weather that she made with a jump of 4.70m.

Some rumour said that she will retire after London Olympic however Russian BBC services reported that she plans to compete at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in 2016 in an attempt to win a third gold medal.

During my last russian zachut, my russian teacher mention that she is muslimah and the reason she want to retire because of LOVE. I didn't believe it. I mean i do believe that she want to retire because of her relationship status, she is 31 now but she is Muslimah? Islam? i didn't believe it

Her father is Haji Gafanovich. Haji? Check out this blog to double check it. OMG (om gerek)

World Records

Performance Venue Date

4.82 m Gateshead, England 14 July 2003

4.83 m Donetsk, Ukraine 15 February 2004

4.86 m Budapest, Hungary 6 March 2004

4.87 m Gateshead, England 27 June 2004

4.89 m Birmingham, England 25 July 2004

4.90 m London, England 30 July 2004

4.91 m Athens, Greece 24 August 2004

4.92 m Brussels, Belgium 3 September 2004

4.93 m Lausanne, Switzerland 5 July 2005

4.95 m Madrid, Spain 16 July 2005

4.96 m London, England 22 July 2005

5.00 m London, England 22 July 2005

5.01 m Helsinki, Finland 12 August 2005

5.03 m Rome, Italy 11 July 2008

5.04 m Monaco 29 July 2008

5.05 m Beijing, China 18 August 2008

5.06 m Zurich, Switzerland 28 August 2009

Indoor World Records

Performance Venue Date

4.81 m Donetsk, Ukraine 15 February 2004

4.83 m Donetsk, Ukraine 15 February 2004

4.86 m Budapest, Hungary 6 March 2004

4.87 m Donetsk, Ukraine 12 February 2005

4.88 m Birmingham, England 15 February 2005

4.89 m Lievin, France 18 February 2005

4.90 m Donetsk, Ukraine 26 February 2005

4.91 m Madrid, Spain 6 March 2005

4.93 m Donetsk, Ukraine 12 February 2006

4.95 m Donetsk, Ukraine 10 February 2007

4.97 m Donetsk, Ukraine 16 February 2008

5.00 m Donetsk, Ukraine 15 February 2009

5.01 m Stockholm, Sweden 23 February 2012

Over the years, i am looking for someone who are having same date of birth with me. Double terkejut My favourite athlete born on 3rd June 1982, same with me 3rd June 1991. :) GO GO Yelena!!!

 From Russia with love