Yelena Isinbayeva Wins Gold in Pole Vault - Athens 2004 Olympics

Highlights from Yelena Isinbayeva’s dramatic Gold medal win in the Women’s Pole Vault at the Olympic Stadium in Athens in 2004. Arriving at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games, Isinbayeva was already a world record holder and therefore a favourite; however she had placed third in the World Championships. Yelena Isinbayeva had already missed two attempts for and metres, leaving her in third place, with fellow Russian athlete Svetlana Feofanova leading. In a jump that could define a bronze or gol