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Chan Sheng Yao with his coach, David Yeo.
17-year-old Chan Sheng Yao has accomplished what most of us athlete dream of, to hold a National Record.
The Hwa Chong Institution athlete rightly did so earlier today on the second day of the 54th National Inter-School Championship when he pole vault himself into the record books.
He successfully attempted 4.82 metres competing for the A-Boys category pole vault event.
The bespectacled youngster started at the height of 4.06 meters and cleared it on his first attempt.
He then tried 4.31 metres of which he managed to clear it on his last attempt, but not before leaping 4.21 metres prior to that.
At the next attempted height of 4.41 metres Sheng Yao was once pushed again up to his second try for a successful vault.
He then boldly escalated the height to 4.70 metres. While he failed on his first two attempts, he by a whisker managed to vault over on the third try. That attempt improved his previous best which stood at 4.64 metres which was set last year at the same venue & competition.
Sheng Yao from afar then consulted with his coach, David Yeo and settled on attempting the height of 4.82 metres. As with his previous height, the student athlete saved the best for last.
With the crowd behind him, he cleared the height on his last attempt.
Born in 1996, Chan Sheng Yao is currently the youngest record holder for holding an active men open National Record (Mariam Shazana holds the joint record for the open women side at the age of 17-years-old for the triple jump event).
That distinction was previously held by his teammate and fellow Hwa Chong’ian Sean Lim Zi Qing who at 18 years old was the former record holder for the men pole vault event with a height of 4.81 meters (Established on June 2011 at S’pore U23/Open C’ship).
Both athlete are coached by David Yeo, whose stable of pole vaulters from his camp currently holds a sweep of records for the pole vault event locally.
The 4.82 meters effort also earned Chan Sheng Yao a sextuple of record in one attempt, the National Men, National Junior Men, Men Under-23, Men Under-19, Youth Best Performance record and A-Division boys record.
The effort has also earmarked him to be one of the promising prospect and a medal hopeful as the result managed to meet the qualifying mark for overseas International competition such as the the IAAF World Youth Championship (4.55m qual mark, Jul) and the SEA Games (4.70m qual mark, Dec).
Photo courtesy of Mr. Terry Tan Lee Ban.
Record is pending ratification by SAA.
Chan Sheng Yao progression:
2013 – 4.82m, 18cm improvement
2012 – 4.64m, 2cm improvement
2011 – 4.62m
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6th Apr 2013
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