His exuberant celebrations and looks straight out of a teenage romantic film, a genre he loves, mean he fits the bill.ĭuplantis is a product of a sport-obsessed family with their own vaulting apparatus in their Louisiana garden. The height of world-record vaults during the wood era increased 1’18, as shown in Exhibit I. Wood era: From 1850 to 1898, poles were generally ash or hickory.6 British vaulters produced all but one of the 24 world records that were set during this 48-year period. Exhibit II Pole Vault World Records and Product Innovations. I think that there's going to be a lot more to come."Īlso known as "Mondo", the Olympic gold secured by Duplantis boosted his status in a sport searching for star quality since the retirement of Jamaican sprint legend Usain Bolt in 2017. Exhibit I World Records and Pole Performance Eras. "I don't think this is the highest I'm ever going to jump. I'm really happy," said Duplantis, who believes he could put on an even better performance when he returns to Belgrade next week for the World Indoor Championships, which is another title missing from his record. It was really hard fought over these past two years. Then on Saturday, he broke his own mark with a 6.18 meter vault on his first. I've never had a height that has given me that much trouble, so it's a very good feeling. Last weekend in Poland, the US-born Swede cleared 6.17 meters in the pole vault to set a new world record. He had made several attempts to clear 6.19m previously, including at the Tokyo Games last August, and revealed he might have tried as many as 50 times. “Maybe I’ll keep saving.The Olympic and 2018 European pole vault champion will now be eager to complete his set of gold medals at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, in July. I feel great doing it.”Īs for what he will spend his bonus on, Duplantis is uncertain. I try to eat better, I have a better sleep schedule, take recovery more seriously and train harder. This is my first year as a professional – I’m not a college kid any more – so I wanted to take it pretty professionally. “I wasn’t going out every night, but I tried not to let athletics overpower me where I couldn’t live any life,” he said of his time as a student. When asked about his brilliant run of form, Duplantis said that leaving Louisiana State University to turn professional had made a massive difference. But if I have a bit of energy left, I’ll try to crank it up.” He cleared a height of 6.15 meters in the pole vault to claim the outdoor world record in addition to his indoor world record that his set in February at 6.18 meters. “I want to jump high, I want to break the world record but first you’ve got to win and that’s the main goal. Swedish pole vaulter Armand Duplantis cleared 20 feet 4 1/2 inches (6.21 meters) to break his own world record at the world championships on Sunday and he continued to win comparisons to actor. Isinbayevas 2008 mark was a world record at the time and her 2004 victory in 4.91 m ( 16 ft 114 in) had been the first womens world record in the pole vault. Who knows how high he could eventually go now? “Every competition I go into I want to win and that’s the main goal,” he said afterwards. The Olympic records for the event are 6.03 m ( 19 ft 914 in) for men, set by Thiago Braz da Silva in 2016, and 5.05 m ( 16 ft 634 in) for women, set by Yelena Isinbayeva in 2008. By 14, Duplantis had already vaulted higher than a London double-decker bus.
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