Olympic athletes often don't get paid to do anything other than look good. In that vein, Attractive Olympians handicaps which athletes may rake in endorsement deals after the Olympics.Yelena Isinbayeva is the reigning Olympic champion, the reigning World Champion, two-time IAAF Female Athlete of the Year, and world record-holder in the women's pole vault. The only woman to ever break the five-meter barrier, her present mark of 5.01 meters is just one of the 21 world records she has held during her lifetime.
Simply put, she is the greatest athlete her sport has ever seen.
Okay, so if we're done respecting her athletic accomplishments, let's get down to business: is she hot or what? After the jump, enjoy more pictures, links to more pictures, a gallery of even more pictures, and a chart and a poll that minimize all that tiresome reading.
Breaking Down the Basics
| Age | 25 |
| Height | 5'9" |
| Eyes | Blue |
| Body fat | Nowhere |
| Sexy pronunciation of surname |
I sin by Eva |
| Military rank | Senior Lieutenant |
| For real? | That's what Wikipedia says |
| Helpful reminder of her sport |
Printed across her buttocks |
| Nice photo from Russian Cosmo | Here |
| And another | Here |
| Random trivia from her Website | Has a collection of dolphins |
| Sexy Russian accent? | I don't see why not |
| Makes salad sexy? | Yes |
Presentation of Medals
*When judging, assume that Gold suggests a future a of GoDaddy-level of endorsements, and Bronze points toward appearances in local circulars.
Attractive Olympians
Nastia Liukin Two-time world champion gymnast is a six-time world medalist and a four-time U.S. National Champion.
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Jennie Finch: Pitched the USA to gold in 2004. She and her teammates have many fans, none more so than Terrell Owens of the Dallas Cowboys.
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Becky Hammon: The WNBA star from South Dakota will play for the Russian women's basketball team in August.
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Luciana Aymar Named International Hockey Federation's World Player of the Year four times ('01, '04-'05, '07), helping Argentina to a bronze and silver in the last two Olympics.
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Leisel Jones Won silver in the 100-meter breaststroke in her home country of Australia in 2000, and earned bronze and silver in the 100m and 200m, respectively, in Athens.
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Yan Zi: Tennis player from China ranks 13th in the world on the WTA tour, and partnered with Zheng Jie to win the Australian Open and Wimbledon in 2006.
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Sally McLellan: Australian Hurdler and Sprinter was a semifinalist in both the 100m and 100-meter hurdles at the 2007 Worlds.
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Kim Gevaert: Belgian record holder in the 60m, 100m, 200m and 400m races and won a relay bronze at the 2007 Worlds.
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Adam van Koeverden: Canadian canoe-kayak racer won gold in the 500m and bronze in the 100m the the Athens games in 2004.
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Maria Sharapova: This will be the first Olympics for the Russian tennis star, who has won three Grand Slam titles.
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Reader Comments ( Page 1 of 1)
1. Very talented and beautiful!!!1
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Posted at 12:06AM on Apr 24th 2008 by slvr1969
2. I love Issy! Sexiest abdominal muscles ever. I hope to see her vault in person some day.
Posted at 4:55PM on Apr 30th 2008 by track fan