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American Jenn Suhr wins gold in pole vault

...height but lost on a tiebreaker because she had one more miss in the competition.Suhr also beat defending champion Yelena Isinbayeva, of Russia, who failed to become the first woman to win the same individual track and field event at three consecutive...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/olympics/2012-08-06/american-jenn-suhr-wins-
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...Raikkonen by a large enough margin. Track and Field Russia beats U.S. in head-to-head battle In Moscow, Yelena Isinbayeva won the pole vault to help Russia beat the United States in a dual track and field meet. Reviving a Cold War tradition...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2005/09/05/oth_994.shtml
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Event ends prematurely for Powell after tweaking groin

...year." This was a new injury, though Doyle said Powell "has had problems with his groin in the past." Russian Yelena Isinbayeva improved her own pole vault world record to 16 feet, 6 inches. Pamela Jelimo confirmed her status as the best 800...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2008/07/12/oth_465429.shtml
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Dragila sets world record in pole vault

...and out - numerous times. Dragila held the outdoor record (15, 9 1/4 ) for two years until last July, when Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia reached 15, 9 3/4 , a record that stood until Tuesday at the IAAF Super Grand Prix Golden Spike meet...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2004/06/09/oly_418417.shtml
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Pole vaulter Dragila hopes to earn high technical marks

...to matter much when she was setting the world record eight times over, but with Russians Svetlana Feofanova and Yelena Isinbayeva surpassing her last year, it was time to worry. Dragila, who turns 33 next month, lost both the indoor and outdoor...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2004/02/28/oth_406173.shtml
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Bolt, Richards win Athlete of the Year awards

...Wlodarczyk, who set a world record in winning the hammer throw title, plus Russian pole vault world record holder Yelena Isinbayeva. Votes were cast by nearly 1,800 athletes, officials and journalists.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/23/oth_556718.shtml
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...the 100 Usain Bolt ran the fourth fastest 200 meters in history at the Van Damme Memorial in Brussels to upstage Yelena Isinbayeva , Sanya Richards and Kenenisa Bekele , who split a $1 million jackpot for winning their events in all six Golden...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/09/05/oth_547095.shtml
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Jamaican sprinters continue to dominate rivalry with U.S.

...Please don't tell me this isn't real,'" she said. The major surprise of the day came in the pole vault, where Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia lost her first major competition in five years. That opened the door for Anna Rogowska of Poland to win...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/08/18/oth_544774.shtml
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Young track and field stars taking over

...much-anticipated showdown with Olympic gold medalist Gatlin. The safest bet for a world record is remarkable Russian Yelena Isinbayeva in the pole vault. After all, she's broken it 17 times - four in the past month. At Crystal Palace, Isinbayeva...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2005/07/31/oth_460167.shtml
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Absent Bolt is on minds of sprinters at meet in Rome

...first two meets. Three athletes are still in the running on the women's side: Kerron Stewart, of Jamaica, in the 100 meters; Sanya Richards, of the United States, in the 400; and Russia's Yelena Isinbayeva in the pole vault.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/07/10/oth_540427.shtml
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