On Sunday, Sweden’s Mondo Armand Duplantis broke his pole vault record when he cleared 6.27 meters on the second attempt at the Silesia Diamond League meeting.
For the unversed, Duplantis broke the world record for the 10th time as he surpassed his record of 6.25 meters from the Paris Olympics 2024 earlier this month. This was the third time he had set a new world record this year.
Duplantis Breaks Pole Vault World Record
At the Paris Olympics 2024, Duplantis left the crowd in awe of him as he broke the record for the ninth time and made it clear that he wasn’t finished yet.
On Wednesday, Duplantis once again proved why he is hailed so highly as he cleared 6.15 meters to win in Lausanne. At the Silesia Stadium in Chorzow, after clearing 6 meters, Duplantis raised the bar to 6.26 meters, and the crowd went berserk as he successfully made his attempt.
Duplantis’s first effort turned out to be a poor one, lowering the expectations of the fans, however, then the Swede soared over before racing to the track and falling to the ground.
United States’ Sam Kendricks, who won the silver medal in the Paris Olympics 2024, cleared a height of 6.00 meters but fell short of 6.08 meters. He earned second place in the competition. Greek pole vaulter Emmanouil Karalis, who won bronze in Paris, also cleared 6.00 meters, finishing in third.
Earlier in the event, Norwegian Jakob Ingebrigtsen stole the limelight by breaking the long-standing 3,000-meter world record. Ingebrigtsen set a new record with a time of 7 minutes 17.55 seconds, surpassing the previous record of 7:20.67 set by Kenya’s Daniel Komen in 1996.
ALL RECORDS BROKEN BY ARMAND DUPLANTIS
| Mark | Competitor | DOB | Country | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.26 | Armand DUPLANTIS | 10 Nov 1999 | SWE | Stadion Śląski, Chorzów (POL) | 25 Aug 2024 |
| 6.25 | Armand DUPLANTIS | 10 Nov 1999 | SWE | Stade de France, Paris (FRA) | 05 Aug 2024 |
| 6.24 | Armand DUPLANTIS | 10 Nov 1999 | SWE | Egret Stadium, Xiamen (CHN) | 20 Apr 2024 |
| 6.23 | Armand DUPLANTIS | 10 Nov 1999 | SWE | Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) | 17 Sep 2023 |
| 6.22 | Armand DUPLANTIS | 10 Nov 1999 | SWE | Maison des Sports, Clermont-Ferrand (FRA) | 25 Feb 2023 |
| 6.21 | Armand DUPLANTIS | 10 Nov 1999 | SWE | Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) | 24 Jul 2022 |
| 6.20 | Armand DUPLANTIS | 10 Nov 1999 | SWE | Stark Arena, Beograd (SRB) | 20 Mar 2022 |
| 6.19 | Armand DUPLANTIS | 10 Nov 1999 | SWE | Štark Arena, Beograd (SRB) | 07 Mar 2022 |
| 6.18 | DUPLANTIS | 10 Nov 1999 | SWE | Emirates Arena, Glasgow (GBR) | 15 Feb 2020 |
| 6.17 | DUPLANTIS | 10 Nov 1999 | SWE | Arena, Toruń (POL) | 08 Feb 2020 |
