Duplantis won the world pole vault for the second time in a row

Only four of the 13 finalists on August 26 have conquered 6 meters or more in their careers. Duplantis crossed that mark in 49 tournaments, and rose to 50 when he crossed 6 meters on his first jump.

Before that, the Swedish star surpassed the marks of 5.55 meters, 5.85 meters, 5.95 meters, and was also the only one to surpass 6.05 meters, 6.10 meters, all at the same time. first jump.

Certainly won the gold medal with 6.10 meters, but Duplantis still decided to raise the pole to 6.23 meters with the ambition to break his own world record. However, the execution failed on all three jumps.

Duplantis set a record of 6.21 meters when he was crowned at Eugene 2022. This is the first time a world star jump record has been broken outdoors since July 1994, by the legendary Sergey Bubka with 6.14m.

The latest feat at Budapest 2023 helps Duplantis thicken his already huge collection of titles. In addition to the outdoor world record of 6.21m, he also holds the indoor record with 6.22m.

In the outdoor content, besides two consecutive world championships, Duplantis won a gold medal at Tokyo 2021, being the reigning champion of Europe and the Diamond League. Duplantis is a two-time European champion, in 2018 - where he set a world record under the age of 20 - and 2022. Indoor, Duplantis won the world gold medal in 2022 and Europe in 2021.

"I'm really happy to win two gold medals in a row," Duplantis said after the win. "It's probably the craziest atmosphere I've been in, so being able to perform well for the fans means a lot. I feel a bit of a pressure as the defending champion, but Still happy to meet expectations. It's great to continue to be the champion."

Ernest John Uy Obiena of the Philippines won the silver medal when he equaled the 6m Asian record set by himself. Christopher Nilsen of the US and Kurtis Marschall of Australia shared a bronze medal with 5.95m.