Sun Caiyun (; born July 21, 1973 in

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) is a Chinese former

pole vault Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the Myc ...

er, who was one of the leading athletes in her discipline in the early 1990s. She became the first official

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holder, jumping 4.05 meters on May 21, 1992 in

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. In 1994 she received a three-month doping ban.Indoor Record Set In the Pole Vault nytimes.com 29 January 1995
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Competition record

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1973 births Living people Chinese female pole vaulters World record setters in athletics (track and field) Hakka people Hakka sportspeople Place of birth missing (living people) Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Asian Games Athletes from Guangdong Sportspeople from Shenzhen Doping cases in athletics Goodwill Games medalists in athletics Asian Games bronze medalists for China Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games Competitors at the 1994 Goodwill Games {{PRChina-athletics-bio-stub