Russian pole vaulter. The first record holder of Europe and the world in the history of Russia in pole vaulting. Silver and bronze medalist of the Olympic Games; champion, silver and bronze medalist of world championships; champion, two-time silver and two-time bronze medalist of indoor world championships; two-time European champion; two-time European indoor champion. The 2004 season went down in the history of the women's pole vault as the season of the duel between Feofanova and Elena Isinbaeva. Spurred by rivalry with each other, both athletes set one world record after another. The grand finale of the season took place at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. After Isinbayeva did not take the heights of 4.70 and 4.75, it seemed that Feofanova would not hinder becoming an Olympic champion. To a height of 4.75, she did not have a single misfire. However, Isinbayeva jumped 4.80. Svetlana Feofanova remained with the silver medal. Isinbayeva won 4.91 m at the end. At the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki, Svetlana did not perform and was unable to defend her world title due to injury. At the Beijing Olympics (2008) she won a bronze medal. For Svetlana, 2010 was very successful, in the winter at the World Championships in Doha (Qatar) Svetlana won a silver medal by defeating Elena Isinbaeva. At the European Championships in Barcelona in 2010, she won gold. As well as the 2010 Continental Cup in Split. At the Olympic Games in London 2012, she did not qualify for the final part, having made a jump with a strong headwind, was injured and was unable to continue the competition. She completed her sports career in 2013. In 2016 she got married. She graduated from the Faculty of Open Education of the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation. Since 2017, Svetlana has been the owner and manager of several fitness studios working under her own name and specializing in stretching children and adults with the help of a professional sports simulator.