At the tender age of 15, the world's greatest female pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva was coming to terms with having grown too tall for gymnastics.
Parnov ahead of the curve
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At the tender age of 15, the world's greatest female pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva was coming to terms with having grown too tall for gymnastics.