| Yao Jie | |
| Birth Date: | 21 September 1990 |
| Country: |  |
| Sport: | Track and field |
| Event: | Pole vault |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
| Updated: | 29 August 2015 |
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.[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).
| Representing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Universiade | Shenzhen, China | 16th (q) | 5.10 m | |
| 2015 | Asian Championships | Wuhan, China | 5th | 5.50 m | |
| World Championships | Beijing, China | 22nd (q) | 5.65 m | ||
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 14th (q) | 5.60 m | |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 11th (q) | 5.60 m1 | |
| 2018 | Asian Games | Jakarta, Indonesia | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 5.50 m |
| 2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | – | NM | |
| 2023 | Asian Championships | Bangkok, Thailand | – | NM | |
| World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 9th | 5.75 m | ||
| Asian Games | Hangzhou, China | 4th | 5.55 m | ||