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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 September 1990 |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  China |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event | Pole 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).
- ^ "Results - Pole Vault Men - Qualification" (PDF). August 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ "Pole Vault Series Result | the XXXI Olympic Games".