The Swedish athlete has capsized the Stark Arena of Belgrade, Sunday, March 20th. He already held the previous world record (at 6.19 m), which he had established two weeks ago in the same room.
Le Monde
even higher. The Swedish Armand Duplantis has improved its world record of jumping by crossing a bar at 6.20 m to afford a first world-class title, Sunday in Belgrade.
After two truths totally missed, he cleared the bar at 6.20 m at his third and last attempt, caping the Stark Arena, in the Serbian capital.
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This gifted on the jump to the perch, holder of almost all records since its 11 years, is not used to the bars resist. At 22, the Olympic champion just beat his fourth world record. He is also holder of the best performance of the outdoor history – at 6.15 m, September 2020, in Rome.
Evolution of the world record since the passage of 6.10 m:
- 6.10 m: Sergei Bubka (Soviet), August 5, 1991 in Malmö (Sweden)
- 6,11 m: Sergei Bubka (Ukrainian), June 13, 1992 in Dijon (France)
- 6,12 m: Sergei Bubka (Ukrainian), August 30, 1992 in Padua (Italy)
- 6,13 m: Sergei Bubka (Ukrainian), September 19, 1992 in Tokyo
- 6,14 m: Sergei Bubka (Ukrainian), July 31, 1994 in Sestrieres (Italy)
- 6,16 m: Renaud Lavillenie (French), February 15, 2014 in Donetsk (Ukraine) in the room
- 6,17 m: Armand Duplantis (Swedish), February 8, 2020 in Torun (Poland) in the room
- 6.18 m: Armand Duplantis (Swedish), February 15, 2020 in Glasgow (United Kingdom) in the room
- 6,19 m: Armand Duplantitis (Swedish), March 7, 2022 in Belgrade (Serbia) in the room
- 6.20 m: Armand Duplantis (Swedish), March 20, 2022 in Belgrade (Serbia) in the room