Source: BOCOG

08-18-2008 22:43

Special Report:   2008 Beijing Olympic Games

 

Elena Isinbaeva gestures during the final.

Russia's Elena Insinbaeva successfully defended the Women's Pole Vault Olympic gold medal here on Monday.

Jennifer Stuczynski of the United States took silver and another Russian, Svetlana Feofanova, went away with the bronze medal.