Isinbayeva is The Female European Athlete of the Month for July
Isinbayeva had a dream month, setting world records number 22 and 23 with a 5.03m clearance in Rome on the 11th followed by a 5.04m clearance in Monaco on July 27, installing herself as a red-hot favourite to successfully defend her Olympic title in Beijing next week.
She added to this by having big wins in Stockholm 4.85m on July 22 and at the London Grand Prix four days later, where she cleared 4.93m and narrowly failed at a new world record height.
The 26-year-old is now well on her way to becoming one of the greatest athletes in history, such is her vast array of major titles already won and is closing in on the 35 world records set by her hero the Great Sergey Bubka.
The runners-up in the women's poll were Croatia's Blanka Vlasic, Portugal's Naide Gomes and Poland's Anna Jesien
The European Athlete of the Month initiative was launched in January 2007 and is designed to recognise outstanding performers at all levels of the sport in Europe.
European Athletics will name a male and female winner each month and feature the athlete on the European Athletics website. Selections are based on votes by the public, the media and a panel of European Athletics experts with each counting for 33.3% of the final vote.
