Yao Jie (; 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 5.82 metres outdoors (Hangzhou 2023) and 5.75 metres indoors (Roubaix 2019).
Competition record Representing 2011UniversiadeShenzhen, China16th (q)5.10 m2015Asian ChampionshipsWuhan, China5th5.50 mWorld ChampionshipsBeijing, China22nd (q)5.65 m2016Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil14th (q)5.60 m2017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom11th (q)5.60 m12018Asian GamesJakarta, Indonesia2nd5.50 m2019World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar –NM2023Asian ChampionshipsBangkok, Thailand –NMWorld ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary9th5.75 mAsian GamesHangzhou, China4th5.55 m2024Olympic GamesParis, France20th (q)5.60 m 1No mark in the final
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