“King” of pole vaulting / Armand Duplantis, gold medal and world record at “Paris 2024”

Since 2020, when he made his debut on the world sports stage, Armand Duplantis has known no rivals. The Swedish athlete strengthened his position as the undisputed champion in pole vaulting, defending his gold medal in the event at the “Paris 2024” Olympic Games and even setting a new world record.

There was no contest at the “Stade de France,” where the 24-year-old opened with a jump of 6 meters and 10 centimeters.

Having cleared the bar and secured the gold medal, Duplantis was driven to try to surpass the limit he had set at 6 meters and 24 centimeters.

Duplantis raised the bar by one more centimeter and, on his third attempt, managed to make the perfect jump, setting a new world record of 6 meters and 25 centimeters.

A result that takes the Swede to the summit of the athletics “Olympus.” This is also confirmed by the huge gap between him and his rivals in the final at “Paris 2024.”

American Sam Kendricks, who finished second and won the silver medal, set his best mark at 5 meters and 95 centimeters, or 30 centimeters less than Duplantis.

The bronze medal was won by Greek athlete Emmanouil Karalis.