Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis dominated the men’s pole vault at the Diamond League meet in Oslo on Thursday in another stellar display.
“I am delighted,” said Duplantis after winning with a new meet record of 6.15 meters. “To get a stadium record here was in my plans after a few visits here with difficult conditions. “It was great to get the right conditions tonight finally.”
The US-born Swede remains head and shoulders above the rest, having bettered his world record to 6.27m in February on the back of a 2024 season when he not only won Olympic gold but also broke the world record three times.
Duplantis has also registered the 11 highest jumps in the history of the sport, improving the world record one centimeter at a time from 6.17 to 6.27.
He is the undisputed king of the event and was also named Laureus World Sportsman of the Year for 2024. Jamaican sprint legend Usain Bolt is the only track and field athlete to have previously won the award.
Duplantis has now competed in 40 Diamond League meetings since 2020 and lost only four times, making him one of the series’ most extraordinary serial winners.
