Overview

• He cleared 6.30m on his third attempt after securing gold, extending a mark he had already raised multiple times in 2025.
• Emmanouil Karalis won silver with 6.00m, and Kurtis Marschall took bronze at 5.95m in the Tokyo final.
• The vault marked the 14th world record of his career since 2020, following his pattern of one-centimeter increments.
• World Athletics awarded him the reported $70,000 champion’s prize plus a $100,000 bonus for setting a world record.
• Born in Louisiana and competing for Sweden under coach Greg Duplantis, he continues an extended unbeaten run reported since mid-2023.