Duplantis reached 6.21 meters at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, USA last summer. That was then 1 centimeter higher than the 6.20 meters he achieved in March 2022 at the World Indoor Championships in Belgrade.
The 23-year-old Duplantis, reigning Olympic and world champion, has now broken the world record six times. He has held the record since February 8, 2020. Before that, the Frenchman Renaud Lavillenie was the world record holder with 6.16 meters.
“It’s unbelievable, I don’t know what to say. I would never have jumped so high if it weren’t for Renaud,” Duplantis said of his great example Lavillenie.