Posted: June 27, 2004

Athletics: 4.87 Pole Vault WR for Isinbayeva

By Bob Ramsak, Track Profile

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Yelena Isinbayeva set a new world record in the pole vault today, leaping 4.87m (15-11 3/4) at the Norwich Union Super Grand Prix in Gateshead, England. With her third-attempt clearance, the 22-year-old Russian added one centimeter to her own record, set in Budapest last March when she won the World Indoor Championship. It was the second world record for Isinbayeva in Gateshead. Last year she also set a world record, clearing 4.82m (15-9 3/4). This was her first competition of the outdoor season.

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