Armand Duplantis set a new world record.
That with a proper super jump – which was measured to be higher than it actually was.
– It’s terrible, says commentator Jacob Hård.
Before the championship, Armand Duplantis lacked a medal to complete his own prize shelf. The 22-year-old was looking for a World Cup gold outdoors, and “Mondo” was the favorite to win before the men’s pole vault final.
Reef during the first attempt
And it wasn’t really a joke. Duplantis secured the gold when he was the only one to jump over six meters – then went on to break a new championship record of 6.06 meters before it was time to attempt to break his own world record.
“Mondo” always wants to give the crowd a big show when he competes, and almost always tries to break world records when he jumps. Tonight’s WC final was no exception and the bar was raised to 6.21 after the gold was salvaged.
The Swede ripped during his first attempt, but quickly reloaded and would be responsible for a real monster jump during the second.
Insane numbers
Armand Duplantis managed the height and set a new world record. And by a decent margin. After “Mondo’s” jump was analysed, the numbers showed what an incredible performance the 22-year-old stood for.
He really flew over the bar and it was found that when Duplantis was closest to the bar he was more than eight centimeters over – at most a full 15 centimeters.
The absolutely sick numbers show that Armand Duplanti’s jump had cleared a height of 6.29 meters. Something that surprised SVT commentator Jacob Hård.
– It’s terrible, he says in the broadcast.
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