北京时间8月18日凌晨，第12届田径世锦赛女子撑杆跳决赛落下帷幕，俄罗斯撑杆跳女皇伊辛巴耶娃三次试跳均告失败，未能实现世锦赛三连冠，冠军被波兰选手罗格沃斯卡以4米75夺得，她的同胞皮雷克和约翰逊以4米65并列亚军。

 　　Russia’s Elena Isinbayeva reacts after failing her first attemp in the women’s pole vault final of the 2009 IAAF World Athletics Championships in Berlin, capital of Germany, on August 17, 2009. World’s all-time great women’s pole vaulter Elena Isinbayeva suffered her first defeat in six years in major competitions.

　　Russia’s Elena Isinbayeva gestures after failing her first attempt to clear a height in the women’s pole vault final of the 2009 IAAF World Athletics Championships in Berlin, capital of Germany, on August 17, 2009. World’s all-time great women’s pole vaulter Elena Isinbayeva suffered her first defeat in six years in major competitions.

 　　Russia’s Elena Isinbayeva competes in her first attempt in the women’s pole vault final of the 2009 IAAF World Athletics Championships in Berlin, capital of Germany, on August 17, 2009. World’s all-time great women’s pole vaulter Elena Isinbayeva suffered her first defeat in six years in major competitions.

 　　Russia’s Elena Isinbayeva covers her face after she failed to achieve a successful vault in the women’s pole vault final of the 2009 IAAF World Athletics Championships in Berlin, capital of Germany, on August 17, 2009. World’s all-time great women’s pole vaulter Elena Isinbayeva on Monday suffered her first defeat in six years in major competitions.
　　Russia’s Elena Isinbayeva reacts after missing her second attemp in the women’s pole vault final of the 2009 IAAF World Athletics Championships in Berlin, capital of Germany, on August 17, 2009. World’s all-time great women’s pole vaulter Elena Isinbayeva on Monday suffered her first defeat in six years in major competitions.
　　World’s all-time great women’s pole vaulter Elena Isinbayeva suffered her first defeat in six years in major competitions.