Mondo Duplantis Breaks World Record For 14th Time, Earning Third World Title

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Armand Duplantis of Team Sweden sets a new world record as he clears an attempt at 6.30 Metres during the Men’s Pole Vault Final on day three of the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025 at National Stadium on September 15, 2025 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Andrzej Iwanczuk/NurPhoto via Getty Images) NurPhoto via Getty Images In a perfect world, Mondo Duplantis would have broken the world record on his seventh try in the men’s pole vault, issuing a perfect series of jumps at the World Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Monday in Tokyo. Sometimes, though, perfection isn’t as fun. Instead, the world’s greatest pole vaulter in history needed his third and final try to eclipse the bar at 6.30 meters (20 feet, 8 inches), solidifying his 14th world record in the event since 2020. He took nine attempts total on Monday. “I felt like I was really close at the last Olympics here,” Duplantis said in the press conference afterward. “I think the difference-maker was being able to have the spectators and have the full energy of the crowd. Because it’s one of the best stadiums and atmospheres and experiences that I’ve ever had.” Behind The Growing Success Of Mondo Duplantis The Swedish superstar earned his third world championship at the age of 25, following previous wins in Budapest and Eugene. He’s also won the last two Olympic titles in Tokyo and Paris. At this current juncture, Duplantis just keeps going up and up and up. Who knows how far he’ll eventually end up going–but for perspective, Frenchman Renaud Lavillenie last owned the world record before Duplantis and that mark stood at 6.18. The winning mark on Monday, which moved up to 6.30 after Greece’s Emmanouil Karalis missed his final attempt at 6.15, eclipsed his best of 6.29 on…