Yelena Isinbayeva (born June 3, 1982, Volgograd, RSFSR, USSR.) - Russian pole vaulter. Two-time Olympic champion (2004, 2008), winner of the bronze medal in the 2012 Olympics. Three-time world champion in the open air and 4-time world champion in the indoor European champion both outdoors and indoors. The winner of 28 world records in the pole vault for women. Honored Master of Sports of Russia.
July 22, 2005 at competitions in London for the first time in the history of the women's pole vault has taken a height of five meters. March 6, 2012 recognized [by whom?] The most successful athlete of the current Russian.
August 18, 2016 was elected to the commission of the International Olympic Committee athletes , entered into four, the selected 24 candidates who received 1365 votes out of 11,000 voters athletes, for a period of 8 years. Prior to her athlete of Russia in the commission was Alexander Popov August 21, 2016 was elected as a member of the International Olympic Committee, received 45 of 70 votes with two abstentions