Svetlana Feofanova
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2004 Athens | Pole Vault |
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2001 Edmonton | Pole Vault |
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2003 Paris | Pole Vault |
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2002 Munich | Pole Vault |
Svetlana Yevgenyevna Feofanova (Russian: Светлана Евгеньевна Феофанова; born 16 July, 1980 in Moscow) is a Russian pole vaulter and once the darling of Russian Pole Vaulting. She won the silver medal in women's pole vaulting at the 2004 Summer Olympics behind compatriot Yelena Isinbayeva. Feofanova also was a Russian gymnast and was included to Russian national team on 1996 Summer Olympics but didn't became a good athlete in this sport.
On July 4 2004 she jumped 4,88 m in Heraklion, Greece, which was world record at the time.
She made 8 World Records on Pole Vault until now. In the World Athtletics 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 4th at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg.
See also: World Record progression Pole Vault women
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