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Yao Jie (pole vaulter)

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Yao Jie
Personal information
Born (1990-09-21) 21 September 1990 (age 34)
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Country China
SportTrack and field
EventPole vault
Updated on 29 August 2015

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]

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
2024 Olympic Games Paris, France 20th (q) 5.60 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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