Armand Duplantis breaks his own world record.
Armand Duplantis, the Swedish pole vaulter, has broken the world record in the men’s pole vault event six times including the one he broke on times in his career. Here are his six world records:
- 6.05 meters (19 feet 10.25 inches) – Set on February 9, 2019, in Clermont-Ferrand, France. This broke the previous record of 6.04 meters set by Renaud Lavillenie of France in 2014.
- 6.17 meters (20 feet 2.96 inches) – Set on February 8, 2020, in Torun, Poland. This broke Duplantis’ previous record of 6.15 meters, which he set a week earlier in Düsseldorf, Germany.
- 6.18 meters (20 feet 3.27 inches) – Set on February 8, 2020, in Glasgow, Scotland, during the World Athletics Indoor Tour meeting. This broke the previous world record of 6.16 meters set by Renaud Lavillenie of France in 2014.
- 6.19 meters (20 feet 3.75 inches) – Set on September 17, 2020, in Rome, Italy, during the Diamond League meeting. This broke Duplantis’ own record of 6.18 meters that he set earlier in the year.
- 6.20 meters (20 feet 4.21 inches) – Set on May 15, 2021, in Gateshead, England, during the Diamond League meeting. This broke Duplantis’ previous record of 6.18 meters and made him the first man to clear 6.20 meters in an outdoor competition.
- 6.22 meters (20 feet 4.88 inches) – Set on February 25, 2023, in Clermont-Ferrand, France. This broke Duplantis’ own record of 6.20 meters that he set earlier.
Duplantis is regarded as one of the best pole vaulters of all time, and his string of world-record-breaking accomplishments has solidified his legacy in the world of track and field.
At the All-Star Perche, a World Athletics Indoor Tour Silver competition in Clermont-Ferrand, France, he broke the world record for the pole vault for the sixth time. The 23-year-old Swede cleared 6.22m, increasing his own world record by one centimetre. On his third try, the Olympian and world champion broke the record.
The 23-year-old Olympic gold medalist cleared the mark with room to spare on the third attempt after knocking the bar in his first two efforts at the height, eliciting a cheer as the fans went into a frenzy of delight. On his way to earning gold at the 2021 World Championships in Eugene, Oregon, he broke the old mark.
“When you have times like this when the energy is so high, and you are going down there for the record, it feels like levitating, it seems like my body never even touched the ground the entire leap,” Duplantis remarked after breaking the previous record. Duplantis, a US citizen, started the competition at 5.71m and cleared it on his first try. Before clearing 6.01m on his first attempt to win the competition and have the bar raised to a record height, he managed 5.81m and 5.91m on his second attempt. Duplantis broke the record for the sixth time in a row.
In total, it marked his 60th career jump over 6.00m. He first broke the record at Torun, Poland, in February 2020, clearing 6.17 metres to surpass Lavillenie’s previous mark of 6.16 metres, which had stood since 2014. But Duplantis will forego the European Indoor Championships in Is
