Pan Yao (Chinese: 潘耀; born 1989-03-27 in Sanhe Farm, Xuyi county, Jiangsu) is a Chinese male sprint canoeist who competed in the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he was eliminated in the semifinals of both the K-1 500 m and the K-1 1000 m events. Competing in the Guangzhou Asian Games, 2010, Pan won the silver medalist at K-1 1000 m, 4th at K-4 1000 m. His personal best was that he won the champion at k-2 1000 m in 2007 China Water Sports Games, held in Rizhao Water Sports Base.