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20 hours ago
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Mondo Duplantis breaks pole vault world record for 12th time
Sweden's Mondo Duplantis has broken the men's pole vault world record for a 12th time. Duplantis, born and raised in Louisiana with a Swedish mother, cleared 6.28 meters (20 feet, 7 inches) on his first attempt at a Diamond League meet in Stockholm. He improved on his most recent world record of 6.27 meters set Feb. 28 at an indoor meet in France. Duplantis has increased the world record by one centimeter for all 12 of his records, the first on Feb. 8, 2020. Duplantis, the two-time Olympic gold medalist, adopted the same record-breaking strategy as Ukrainian Sergey Bubka, who maximized bonus money by raising the bar one centimeter at a time on many occasions in the 1980s and '90s. Bubka broke the outdoor world record 17 times and the indoor world record 18 times between 1984 and 1994, before World Athletics shifted to one world record combining indoor and outdoor. Before Duplantis, the world record was 6.16 meters, set by Frenchman Renaud Lavillenie in 2014. Duplantis, 25, has lost just four times since the start of 2020, while racking up more than 70 victories, according to Nick Zaccardi,
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28-02-2025
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Mondo Duplantis breaks pole vault world record for 11th time
Mondo Duplantis broke the men's pole vault world record for an 11th time, clearing 6.27 meters at an indoor meet in Clermont-Ferrand, France, on Friday. Duplantis, a 25-year-old Swede who recently released his first song, 'Bop,' has increased the world record by one centimeter all 11 times dating back to 2020, including on four occasions over the last 11 months. Duplantis adopted the same record-breaking strategy as Ukrainian Sergey Bubka, who maximized bonus money by raising the bar one centimeter at a time on many occasions in the 1980s and '90s. Bubka broke the outdoor world record 17 times and the indoor world record 18 times between 1984 and 1994, before World Athletics shifted to one world record combining indoor and outdoor. Before Duplantis, the world record was 6.16 meters, set by Frenchman Renaud Lavillenie in 2014. Duplantis is the two-time reigning Olympic gold medalist. In Paris, he became the first man to break the pole vault world record in an Olympic final since 1980. Duplantis was born and raised in Louisiana and represents Sweden, where his mom is from. He has lost just four times since the start of 2020, while racking up more than 70 victories, according to Nick Zaccardi,
