Yao Jie (pole vaulter)

Yao Jie
Personal information
Born (1990-09-21) 21 September 1990
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. 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).