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Rachel Yang
Yang and her son, Zacchaeus, on the podium at 2015 SEA Games.

Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing  Singapore

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Asian Athletics Championship
Silver medal – second place 2007 Jordan Pole vault
Asian Indoor Games
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Macau Pole vault
South East Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Singapore Pole vault

Rachel Isabel Yang Bingjie (Chinese: 杨冰洁,born 28 February 1982) is a Singaporean pole vaulter.

Yang started pole vaulting in 2006 but suffered a career ending spinal injury in 2009. In 2010, she make an unexpected return, breaking her previous national record of 3.75m with a new mark of 3.81m, making her the first Singaporean to qualify for this event at the Asian Games[1].

Yang briefly retired in 2012 after marrying her coach, David Yeo. She made a comeback in 2015 after giving birth to her first child in 2013, winning Singapore's first medal in the 28th South East Asian Games with a new national record of 3.90 m.[2][3][4]

Career progression

Year Height Competition, Venue
2007 3.50m Asian Athletic C'ship, Jordan
2008 3.60m Taiwan Open, Chinese Taipei
2009 3.75m Negeri Sembilan Open, Malaysia
2010 3.81m SAA Pole Vault Series, Singapore
2011 3.82m SAA Pole Vault Series, Singapore
2015 3.83m Malaysia Open, Malaysia
2015 3.85m Taiwan Open, Chinese Taipei
2015 3.90m SEA Games, Singapore

References

  1. ^ "Rachel Yang shatters women's pole vault national mark | Singapore Athletics". www.singaporeathletics.org.sg. Retrieved 2015-12-22.
  2. ^ "SEA Games athletics: Singapore's Rachel Yang breaks pole vault national record". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
  3. ^ Chen, May. "SEA Games: Rachel Yang wins pole vault silver - Singapore's first ever in the event". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
  4. ^ Low, Berenice. "Toddler spurs pole vaulter Rachel Yang to scale greater heights". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2015-12-18.