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Yao Jie (pole vaulter)
Chinese pole vaulter (born 1990) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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Born | (1990-09-21) 21 September 1990 (age 33) |
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) |
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Sport | Track and field |
Event | Pole vault |
Updated on 29 August 2015 |
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His personal bests in the event are 5.82 metres outdoors (Hangzhou 2023) and 5.75 metres indoors (Roubaix 2019).