Svetlana Feofanova
Svetlana Yevgenyevna Feofanova (Russian: Светлана Евгеньевна Феофанова; born 16 July 1980) is a Russian pole vaulter.
Svetlana Feofanova in 2011 | |
Personal information | |
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Born | Moscow, Soviet Union | July 16, 1980
Height | 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in) |
Weight | 49 kg (108 lb) |
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Country | Russia |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Pole Vault |
Club | Dynamo Moscow |
Medal record
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Updated on 6 August 2012. |
Svetlana Feofanova was born in Moscow, Soviet Union. She has studied at the Finance University under the Government of the Russian Federation. Feofanova was a gymnast in her youth but did not continue competing in the sport.
In the World Athletics Championships, she was the second in 2001 and the first in 2003. She won also the World Indoor Championships in 2003, and she was the third in 2004. She finished fourth at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden. On 4 July 2004 she pole vaulted 4.88 m (16.0 ft) in Heraklion, Greece, which was a world record at the time.
She won the silver medal in women's pole vaulting at the 2004 Summer Olympics (behind compatriot Yelena Isinbayeva). She won the 2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships gold medal for the pole vault in Birmingham, England, at 4.76 m (15.6 ft). She won the bronze in the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Personal bests
- Pole Vault (outdoors) = 4.88 m (16.0 ft), July 2004 — third on the all-time list
- Pole Vault (indoors) = 4.85 m (15.9 ft), February 2004 — fourth on the indoor all-time list
National titles
- 6 times Russian National Outdoor Pole Vault Champion: 2001, '06, '07, '08, '11, '12
- 4 times Russian National Indoor Pole Vault Champion: 2001, '06, '08, '10
International competitions
- NM = No Mark (no-height)
- At both the 2000 and 2012 Olympics, Feofanova went out of the qualifying competition without clearing a height. In Sydney, she had three failures at 4.15 m (13.6 ft), while in London she failed twice at 4.40 m (14.4 ft) and on her final attempt, failed at 4.50 m (14.8 ft).
See also
- List of Olympic medalists in athletics (women)
- List of 2004 Summer Olympics medal winners
- List of 2008 Summer Olympics medal winners
- List of World Athletics Championships medalists (women)
- List of IAAF World Indoor Championships medalists (women)
- List of European Athletics Championships medalists (women)
- List of European Athletics Indoor Championships medalists (women)
- List of pole vault national champions (women)
- List of people from Moscow
- Pole vault at the Olympics
References
- Svetlana Feofanova at World Athletics
- Svetlana Feofanova at trackfield.brinkster.net
Records | ||
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Preceded by Yelena Isinbayeva |
Women's Pole Vault World Record Holder 22 February 2004 – 6 March 2004 |
Succeeded by Yelena Isinbayeva |
Preceded by Yelena Isinbayeva |
Women's Pole Vault World Record Holder 4 July 2004 – 25 July 2004 |
Succeeded by Yelena Isinbayeva |