Sweden’s Armand Duplantis breaks his world record by clearing 6.22m in the pole vault

The Swedish Armand Duplantis improved his pole vault world record dating from July 2022 by one centimeter by clearing a bar at 6.22 m, Saturday February 25, during the All Star Perche meeting in Clermont-Ferrand. The 2021 Olympic champion and 2022 world champion has held it since February 8, 2020, when he cleared 6.17 m in Torun (Poland) and erased Frenchman Renaud Lavillenie (6.16 m) from the shelves.

Duplantis, 23, has now improved the world record six times, each time by one centimeter and three times in 2022 alone. “It’s amazing, I don’t know what to say […] Beating this world record ahead of Renaud is incredible. I would never have jumped so high if it hadn’t been for Renaud”did he declare.

“Mondo”, his nickname, collects all the major titles in the pole vault: in addition to his Olympic medal, he is indoor and outdoor world champion, as well as indoor and outdoor European champion.

The All Star Perch was his fourth competition of the winter, and he exceeded the mythical height of six meters each time. Duplantis, who was born and raised in Louisiana but represents Sweden, the country of his mother, has decided not to participate in the 2023 European Indoor Championships which will take place from March 2-5 in Istanbul.