How tall is Yelena Isinbayeva?

Yelena Isinbayeva's listed height is 174 cm (5'9"). She is taller than about 93% of women in Russian Federation.

Where 174 cm sits among women in Russian Federation

Taller than about 93% of women in Russian Federation born in 1982 (average 164.4 cm).

About Yelena Isinbayeva

Yelena Isinbayeva is a Russian former pole vaulter, born on 3 June 1982 in Volgograd. She is also spelled Elena Isinbaeva in some places.

Isinbayeva won Olympic gold in 2004 and 2008 and was World Champion three times, in 2005, 2007 and 2013. She was a major champion on nine occasions, taking Olympic, World outdoor and indoor, and European outdoor and indoor titles. In 2005 she became the first woman to clear five metres, and her world record of 5.06 m outdoors was set in Zürich in August 2009. She won the IAAF Golden League jackpot in 2007 and 2009 and was named IAAF Female Athlete of the Year in 2004, 2005 and 2008. After poor performances at the 2009 and 2010 World Championships she took a year-long break. She retired in August 2016 after being elected to an 8-year term on the IOC Athletes' Commission.

Isinbayeva's listed height is 174 cm (5'9"). She also won the Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year award in 2007 and 2009.

Frequently asked

How tall is Yelena Isinbayeva in feet and inches? Yelena Isinbayeva is 5'9" tall, which is 174 cm, 68.5 inches or 1.74 m.

Is Yelena Isinbayeva tall for women in Russian Federation? At 174 cm she is taller than about 93% of women in Russian Federation born in 1982, whose average height is 164.4 cm.

Sources

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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