In 2020, “Mondo” broke his first world record when he sailed over 6.17 meters in Torun, Poland. A little more than four years later, it was time for the latest, also in Poland. 6.26 the new listing was written.
In a new SVT programme, he tells where he has felt most satisfied so far. In 2022, he almost got it, the perfect jump.
– I had a very good jump in Eugene at the WC there, it’s probably the most perfect feeling I’ve had in a jump.
Watch Duplantis develop the feeling in the player.
“That jump was magical”
SVT’s athletics expert Alhaji Jeng is also on the same track. During that 2022 World Cup jump, there wasn’t much wrong to point to. It could simply be a material issue.
– That’s where he sets his first outdoor world record and…
– That jump was magical. He does it so well, the speed is optimal, great technique. If he had only had a stiffer rod, he would have had an even higher margin.
See Mondo and the records on SVT Play here.