Yao Jie (pole vaulter)

Yao Jie (Chinese: 姚捷; born 21 September 1990) is a male Chinese athlete specialising in the pole vault. He competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing without qualifying for the final.[1] He also competed at the 2016 Olympics. He cleared the minimum height the other finalists cleared, 5.60m, but his one miss relegated him to a non-qualifying 14th place.[2]

Yao Jie
Personal information
Born (1990-09-21) 21 September 1990 (age 33)
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Country China
SportTrack and field
EventPole vault
Updated on 29 August 2015

His personal bests in the event are 5.82 metres outdoors (Hangzhou 2023) and 5.75 metres indoors (Roubaix 2019).

Competition record

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Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing   China
2011 Universiade Shenzhen, China 16th (q) 5.10 m
2015 Asian Championships Wuhan, China 5th 5.50 m
World Championships Beijing, China 22nd (q) 5.65 m
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 14th (q) 5.60 m
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 11th (q) 5.60 m1
2018 Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia 2nd 5.50 m
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar NM
2023 Asian Championships Bangkok, Thailand NM
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 9th 5.75 m
Asian Games Hangzhou, China 4th 5.55 m

1No mark in the final

References

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  1. ^ "Results - Pole Vault Men - Qualification" (PDF). August 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Pole Vault Series Result | the XXXI Olympic Games".
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Yao Jie at World Athletics