Li Chenyang (pole vaulter)
Chinese pole vaulter (born 2003)
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Li Chenyang (born 12 May 2003) is a Chinese pole vaulter. In 2025, he became the Chinese national record holder in the event. He competed at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships.
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| Born | 12 May 2003 | ||||||||||||||
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| Country |  China | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Pole vault | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal bests | Pole vault: 5.86m (2026) NR | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
He had breakthrough results competing indoors in France in the winter of 2025. In January 2025, he cleared a personal best 5.64 metres for the pole vault whilst competing in Bordeaux, France.[1] In February 2025, he set a new Chinese national record of 5.85 metres for the pole vault whilst competing in Caen, France.[2][3] The previous record was held by Li Chenyang's coach Xue Changrui who cleared 5.82 meters at the 2017 World Championships in London, and Yao Jie.[4][5] He also cleared 5.82 metres in Roubaix, France in February 2025.[6]
In March 2025, he was selected to compete for China at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China.[7] At the championships on 22 March 2025, he finished in joint eighth position after clearing 5.50 metres but having failures at 5.70 metres.[8][9]
He cleared 5.62 metres to place eighth at the 2025 Shanghai Diamond League event in China on 3 May 2025.[10] He competed at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, in September 2025, without advancing to the final.[11]
In February 2026, he won the silver medal in the pole vault at the 2026 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Tianjin, China.[12] The following month, he increased the Chinese national record to 5.86 metres.[13]
Personal life
He attended the School of Physical Education of Nanchang University.[5]