Mondo Duplantis Breaks Pole Vault Record For 10th Time at Silesia Diamond League 2024

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Sweden's Armand "Mondo" Duplantis on Sunday (August 25) broke the pole vault world record for the tenth time when he cleared 6.26 metres in the Silesia Diamond League 2024 at the Silesian Stadium in Chorzow, Poland.

Duplantis broke his own world record, beating the 6.25 metres he cleared earlier this month when he retained his Olympic gold medal in Paris. Mondo has made it a habit of breaking records ever since he first broke it four years ago.

Having already clinched victory at 6.00 metres in the Silesia Diamond League, Duplantis raised the bar to 6.26m, which he cleared on his second attempt, leading to huge ovation from the crowd as well as his competitors.

The 24-year-old had brought the Stade de France crowd to their feet at the Paris Olympics when he broke the world record for a ninth time, and there was always the feeling that Duplantis was not done yet.

"This year I focused on the Olympics, the record just came naturally because I was in good shape," Duplantis said. "So I am not surprised with the record today but I am thankful."

Earlier in the week, Duplantis had cleared 6.15m to win in Lausanne, but at the Silesia Stadium in Chorzow he raised the bar and attempted to break his own record.

After a failed first attempt, the Swede achieved the feat on the second attempt and soared over to huge cheers from the spectators before racing to the track and falling to the ground.

"It almost feels weird and unnatural to get so much love and support from the crowds when I compete. I see that especially in Poland," Duplantis said.

"The energy in this stadium just keeps getting better every year. My first world record also came in Poland, indoors in Torun (in 2020), so I have great memories from here."

As mentioned earlier, Duplantis broke the record for the 10th time. The Swede first broke the record in 2020 and has since been raising the bar in every competition, including thrice in 2024. Here is a look at the timeline of his record-breaking leaps:

Armand Duplantis Records in Time Line

• February 8, 2020: 6.17m
• February 15, 2020: 6.18m
• March 7, 2022: 6.19m
• March 20, 2022: 6.20m
• July 24, 2022: 6.21m
• February 25, 2023: 6.22m
• September 17, 2023: 6.23m
• April 24, 2024: 6.24m
• August 5, 2024: 6.25m
• August 25, 2024: 6.26m

Coming back to the Silesia Diamond League, Paris Olympics silver medallist Sam Kendricks of United States cleared 6.00m before failing at 6.08 to take second, with Paris 2024 bronze-medal winner Emmanouil Karalis of Greece finishing third with six metres clearance.