In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Uy and the surname or paternal family name is Obiena.
EJ Obiena
OLY
Obiena in 2022
Personal information
Full name
Ernest John Uy Obiena
Nickname
EJ
Nationality
Filipino
Born
(1995-11-17) November 17, 1995 (age 28) Tondo, Manila, Philippines[1]
Height
6 ft 2 in (1.9 m)[2]
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
蔡華強
Simplified Chinese
蔡华强
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Cài Huá Qiáng
Sport
Country
Philippines
Sport
Track and field
Event
Pole vaulting
College team
University of Santo Tomas
Coached by
Emerson Obiena Vitaly Petrov (2014)
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking
2
Personal bests
Pole vault: 6.00m (2023, NR and AR)
110 m hurdles 14.39 (2017)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Philippines
Event
1st
2nd
3rd
World Athletics Championships
0
1
1
Asian Games
1
0
0
Asian Athletics Championships
2
0
1
Universiade
1
0
0
Southeast Asian Games
3
1
0
Total
7
2
2
World Championships
2023 Budapest
Pole vault
2022 Eugene
Pole vault
Asian Games
2022 Hangzhou
Pole vault
Asian Athletics Championships
2019 Doha
Pole vault
2023 Bangkok
Pole vault
2017 Bhubaneswar
Pole vault
Universiade
2019 Naples
Pole vault
Southeast Asian Games
2019 Philippines
Pole vault
2021 Vietnam
Pole vault
2023 Cambodia
Pole vault
2015 Singapore
Pole vault
Ernest John "EJ" Uy Obiena, OLY (born November 17, 1995[3][4]) is a Filipino Olympian pole vaulter, currently ranked second in the world in men's pole vault (2023), per the World Athletics Organization.[5][6]
Before breaking the Asian Athletics Championships record, he held the Philippine national record in pole vaulting, with a record 5.55 metres he accomplished on April 29, 2016, at the 78th Singapore Open Championships in Kallang, Singapore.[7] He later broke the Asian Athletics Championships record with 5.71 metres on April 21, 2019, on its 23rd biennial meet in Doha, Qatar, earning him the coveted gold medal. Obiena currently holds the national record, which he has broken numerous times.
Obiena is the first Filipino to receive a scholarship from the International Athletic Association Federation (IAAF).[1][8]
^ ab"Obiena breaks PH's 100-year gold-medal drought in Asian pole vault". The Manila Times. May 20, 2019.
^Cite error: The named reference height was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"Ernest John OBIENA | Profile | World Athletics".
^Giongco, Nick (February 23, 2016). "Obiena places 4th, fails Olympic bid". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
^"Men's Pole Vault 2023". World Athletics Organization. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
^Mantaring, Jelo Ritzhie (July 23, 2023). "EJ Obiena vaults to number 2 in world rankings". CNN Philippines. CNN. Archived from the original on July 23, 2023. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
^"78th Singapore Open Championships 2016 Results". southeastasiansports.blogspot.de. April 29, 2016. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
^"Before each leap of faith, Tokyo 2020-bound EJ Obiena is calm under pressure". ABS-CBN News.
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