Armand Duplantis won his second outdoor world championship with a top score of 610. Two different types of history were made in the World Championship final.
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Perhaps the brightest athletics star of the moment Armand Duplantis was close to repeating last year’s World Cup trick. At that time, he won his first MM outdoor track gold, capping it off with an ME result of 621.
Duplantis, who jumped convincingly in the World Championship finals in Budapest, tried three times from the ME height 623. He made good crossings, but missed the ME this time.
However, the Swede achieved his second outdoor WC gold in his career, this time with a top score of 610.
Duplantis was very convincing in the WC final. He cleared heights of 555, 585, 595, 600, 605 and 610 in style in his first. The heights of six meters were very airy.
The megastar, who has improved the world record several times in recent years, added another centimeter to his record during the reign. So ME is now 622.
Duplantis has now achieved two world championships on outdoor tracks, two European championships on outdoor tracks and Olympic gold in his career. In addition, he also holds indoor track titles.
A historic World Cup final
Another kind of history was also made in the World Cup finals, when in addition to Duplantis, the Philippines also jumped six meters Ernest John Obiena. He eclipsed his record of 600 earlier this year.
It is the first time at the World Championship level that two men have jumped at least six meters in the final.
In general, in the finals of the outdoor track, two men have crossed six meters or more in addition to this year’s World Cup final, only in the European Championships in Berlin 2018. Then Duplantis crossed six meters for the first time in his career and set his then-record 605.
A Russian who won silver in the same race Timur Morgunov jumped exactly six meters.
In addition, it was the first time that five jumpers scored 590 or more. The World Cup bronze was shared by Australia Kurtis Marshall and the USA Chris Nilsen with a top score of 595. French Thibau Collet went over the height of 590.