| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| Olympic Games | ||||
| 2 | Pole Vault | 2004 | Athens, GRE | 4.75 |
| 3 | Pole Vault | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 4.75 |
| World Championships | ||||
| 1 | Pole Vault | 2003 | Paris, FRA | 4.75 |
| 2 | Pole Vault | 2001 | Edmonton, AB, CAN | 4.75 |
| 3 | Pole Vault | 2011 | Daegu, KOR | 4.75 |
| 3 | Pole Vault | 2007 | Osaka, JPN | 4.75 |
| European Championships | ||||
| 1 | Pole Vault | 2010 | Barcelona, ESP | 4.75 |
| Diamond League | ||||
| 1 | Pole Vault | 2010 | Stockholm, SWE | 4.71 |
| 1 | Pole Vault | 2010 | Gateshead, GBR | 4.71 |
| 2 | Pole Vault | 2012 | Eugene, OR, USA | 4.58 |
| 2 | Pole Vault | 2011 | Eugene, OR, USA | 4.58 |
| 2 | Pole Vault | 2010 | Zurich, SUI | 4.71 |
| 2 | Pole Vault | 2010 | Monaco, MON | 4.70 |
| 3 | Pole Vault | 2011 | London, GBR | 4.71 |
| 3 | Pole Vault | 2011 | Birmingham, GBR | 4.46 |
| 4 | Pole Vault | 2011 | Stockholm, SWE | 4.64 |
| 6 | Pole Vault | 2011 | Zurich, SUI | 4.52 |
| Golden League | ||||
| 2 | Pole Vault | 2009 | Paris Saint-Denis, FRA | 4.55 |
| 3 | Pole Vault | 2009 | Rome, ITA | 4.70 |
| 3 | Pole Vault | 2009 | Oslo, NOR | 4.66 |
| 4 | Pole Vault | 2008 | Zurich, SUI | 4.65 |
| World Challenge | ||||
| 3 | Pole Vault | 2011 | Berlin, GER | 4.56 |
| Grand Prix | ||||
| 1 | Pole Vault | 2009 | Athens, GRE | 4.68 |
| 2 | Pole Vault | 2009 | Hengelo, NED | 4.45 |
| World Indoor Championships | ||||
| 2 | Pole Vault | 2010 | Doha, QAT | 4.80 |
Hobbies
Cars, cinema, computers, fine art and the history of art. (sportbox.ru, 2011)
Education
Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism, Moscow, RUS
Language(s) spoken
English, Russian
Club name
Dinamo, Moscow, RUS
Coach
Yevgeniy Bondarenko (RUS) from 1997 (sport-express.ru, 12 Jan 2012)
Sporting relatives
She was a gymnast for 11 years and was a reserve for the Russian Olympic team in 1996. She moved to athletics after she "got too old for gymnastics." (sport.guardian.co.uk, 10 Aug 2002)
Debut
1998 for Russia (infosport.ru, 2006)
Injuries
She missed the 2009 World Championships due to foot and hand injuries. (sports.ru, 17 Nov 2009)
She missed the 2005 outdoor season because of a herniated disc. (IAAF Handbook 2008)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
She took up the sport at the age of 17. (IAAF Magazine Vol 17, 2002)
Reason for taking up this sport
While still competing in gymnastics, the pole vault coach Yevgeniy Bondarenko suggested she take up a new sport. (IAAF Magazine Vol 17, 2002)
Awards
For her high sports achievements, she was decorated with the Order of Friendship in 2003 and the Order of Merit for the Fatherland [Second Grade] in 2009 by the Russian president. (pravoteka.ru, 14 Apr 2003; kremlin.ru, 2 Aug 2009)
In July 2002 she was awarded the Diploma of Honour, the highest award given to athletes by the city of Moscow, for her outstanding contribution to the development of athletics in Moscow. She was also awarded with a plaque by the International Association of Athletics Federations [IAAF] in recognition of her five world indoor records set during that year. (IAAF, 24 Jul 2002)
She holds the national sports title of Honoured Master of Sport. (infosport.ru, 2006)
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008, Athens 2004
