Country China Sport Track and field | Event(s) Pole vault Name Yao Jie | |
Born 21 September 1990 (age 34) ( 1990-09-21 ) | ||
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. 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.
His personal bests in the event are 5.65 metres outdoors (Beijing 2015) and 5.50 metres indoors (Nanjing 2013).
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