Elena Isinbaeva competes. (Photo credit: Xinhua)
(BEIJING, August 18) -- Defending Olympic champion Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia broke her own world record with 5.05m to win gold in the Women's Pole Vault at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. This was the third time that Isinbayeva set a new world record this year.
Jennifer Stuczynski of the United States cleared 4.80m to take the silver medal, while Athens 2004 silver medalist Svetlana Feofanova of Russia earned bronze with a vault of 4.75m.
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Elena Isinbaeva competes. (Photo credit: Stu Forster/Getty Images)
Russia's Elena Isinbaeva successfully defended the Women's Pole Vault Olympic gold medal here on Monday.
Jennifer Stuczynski of the United States took silver and another Russian, Svetlana Feofanova, went away with the bronze medal.
Elena Isinbaeva competes. (Photo credit: Alexander Hassenstein/Bongarts/Getty Images)
Elena Isinbaeva competes. (Photo credit: Michael Steele/Getty Images)
Elena Isinbaeva gestures during the final. (Photo credit: Xinhua)
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