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Duplantis Vaults to 6.28m in Stockholm to Claim 12th World Record

The vault fulfilled his long-held goal of setting a world record in Sweden, leaving him focused on the 6.30m barrier with a new song due in two weeks.

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STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - JUNE 15: Armand Duplantis of Team Sweden poses for a photo after jumping 6.28 to set a new World Record in the Men's Pole Vault Final during the BAUHAUS-galan, part of the 2025 Diamond League at Olympic Stadium on June 15, 2025 in Stockholm, Sweden. (Photo by Linnea Rheborg/Getty Images)
Athletics - Diamond League - Stockholm - Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden - June 15, 2025 Sweden's Armand Duplantis with Usain Bolt before the competition  Jonas Ekstromer/TT News Agency via REUTERS     ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. SWEDEN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SWEDEN.
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Overview

  • Armand Duplantis cleared 6.28 metres on his first attempt at the Stockholm Diamond League on June 15 to extend his own world record.
  • The jump improved on his previous mark of 6.27 metres set in February at Clermont-Ferrand.
  • Duplantis celebrated at the 1912-built Olympiastadion, marking his first world record on Swedish soil.
  • Kurtis Marschall of Australia finished second with a best vault of 5.90 metres.
  • Duplantis now plans to target a 6.30m vault, compete at the Tokyo World Championships and release a new song in two weeks.