Duplantis Breaks His Own Pole Vault World Record With Leap Of 6.27m

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Armand Duplantis, the reigning Swedish Olympic champion, broke his own world record on Friday at the Clermont-Ferrand, France, before moving on to a different kind of record.

Duplantis then attempted to break the world record by clearing a bar at 6.07m, raising the bar to 6.27 meters and clearing it on the first attempt.

On February 28, 2025, Armand Duplantis of Sweden competes in the men’s pole vault competition at the Maison des Sports arena in Clermont-Ferrand, central France. Photo by OLIVIER CHASSIGNOLE / AFP

The vaulter known as “Mondo” said, “I just felt really good. I came here to do it, what can I say? I put everything together for it. The setup was extremely effective. I simply accomplished it.

There are times when it’s easy, and other times it’s not, but there’s a lot of work, hardship, bad days, good days, and everything in between, he said, adding that breaking the world record remained thrilling.

It’s always unique, she said. Every time, it feels crazy. It resembles euphoria in that it is felt. It’s challenging to explain.

Since claiming the record in February 2020 with a leap of 6.16 meters, he had already broken it 11 times.

Duplantis made sure the arena was playing his song “Bop,” which was just in time for the meet.

The breathless Duplantis responded immediately after the jump, “That was my song that was playing.” I “thought this wold be the perfect song to jump to when I made this song a few months ago.” I rushed it out for that reason.

We can’t complain because it was “playing in the background, everything, exactly as I’d imagined it to be,” he said.

“I pondered whether or not I should jump on my own song seriously. I found it to be almost funny. However, I assumed it sounded good when I heard it on the speakers. He continued at the press conference, “I thought it sounded really good and put me in a good frame of mind.”

The athlete, who was born in Louisiana, chose not to sing.

He said, “Now my voice is messed up because I’ve been yelling.”

On February 28, 2025, Armand Duplantis, a Swede, celebrates with his girlfriend Desire Inglander after competing in the men’s pole vault competition at the Maison des Sports arena in Clermont-Ferrand, central France’s Clermont-Ferrand. Photo by OLIVIER CHASSIGNOLE / AFP

Duplantis, 25, has improved his Clermont-Ferrand ranking twice in the past. In February of this year, he jumped 6.22 meters.

He declared, “I’m going to enjoy this right now, I’m going to enjoy it tonight, and I’m going to enjoy it.”

I simply adore this place.

At a Diamond League meeting in Chorzow, Poland on August 25, 2024, Duplantis had previously set the previous record of 6.26 meters.

Just a few weeks prior to his sixth-best world record of 6.25, he won the gold medal at the Olympics in Paris.

Duplantis and Olympic bronze medalist Emmanouil Karalis both completed 6.02 meters on Friday. After feeling cramps, the Greek jumper withdrew and said “not to take risks.”

Duplantis broke the tie by clearing the bar 20 cm and in 6:07 m.

Duplantis, who returned to competition in Berlin on February 14th by jumping 6.10 meters, had his second All Star Pole Vault meeting of the season.

He had chosen to compete in Clermont rather than the Netherlands’ Apeldoorn Indoor Championships on March 6 and 6.

On February 28, 2025, Armand Duplantis (L) and Renaud Lavillenie, the owner of Sweden’s Armand Duplantis (L), celebrate breaking his own world record at 6.27 meters in the men’s pole vault competition at the Maison des Sports arena in Clermont-Ferrand, central France. (Photo by OLIVIER CHASSIGNOLE/AFP)

“Duplantis said, “I just love it here. The atmosphere is fantastic here. Here, I can jump really well. Here, everyone has a great leap. I didn’t travel to Europe because of this.

Before traveling to the World Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China on March 21 and 23, he will meet with him again on March 13 in Uppsala, Sweden.