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Medal record | ||
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Women's Athletics | ||
Representing Singapore | ||
Asian Athletics Championship | ||
2007 Jordan | Pole vault | |
Asian Indoor Games | ||
2007 Macau | Pole vault | |
South East Asian Games | ||
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 |
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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
- ^ "Rachel Yang shatters women's pole vault national mark | Singapore Athletics". www.singaporeathletics.org.sg. Retrieved 2015-12-22.
- ^ "SEA Games athletics: Singapore's Rachel Yang breaks pole vault national record". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
- ^ Chen, May. "SEA Games: Rachel Yang wins pole vault silver - Singapore's first ever in the event". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
- ^ Low, Berenice. "Toddler spurs pole vaulter Rachel Yang to scale greater heights". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2015-12-18.