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Ernest John "EJ" Uy Obiena, OLY (born November 17, 1995) is a Filipino Olympian pole vaulter, currently ranked second in the world in men's pole vault (2023), per the World Athletics Organization.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. 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).