Armand Duplantis pole vault world record: Swedish star dazzles at Stockholm Diamond League

Armand Duplantis broke the men’s pole vault world record for a 12th time with a clearance of 6.28m at the Diamond League meeting in Stockholm.

This one was extra special for the 25-year-old, however, as it was the first time he had improved the world best in Sweden.

Born in the United States, Duplantis – who is commonly known by his nickname ‘Mondo’ – represents his mother’s native country.

He had already secured victory in the event when he cleared the new record height at the first attempt before removing his vest, celebrating with friends and family, and taking the acclaim of his home crowd.

Speaking before the event,, external double Olympic champion Duplantis said breaking the world record in Stockholm “felt like the only thing missing” and “kind of a thing I can’t get off my mind”.

He first broke the world record, then held by Renaud Lavillenie of France, in February 2020 with a 6.17m clearance in Poland.

On a memorable evening for the home crowd in the Swedish capital, Andreas Almgren set a European record to win the men’s 5,000m.

There was also British success on the track as Georgia Hunter-Bell finished strongly to claim victory in the women’s 800m in a time of 1:57.66.