Armand Duplantis Soars to New Heights, Breaks Pole Vault World Record for 13th Time

Swedish pole vault sensation Armand “Mondo” Duplantis has done it again — and the laws of gravity seem powerless to stop him. On Tuesday at the Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest, the 25-year-old double Olympic and world champion cleared a staggering 6.29 metres, setting a new men’s pole vault world record for the 13th time in his career.

This latest milestone marks the third world record Duplantis has achieved in 2025 alone. He surpassed his own previous mark of 6.28m — set just two months ago at the Stockholm Diamond League — with his second attempt in Budapest.

Duplantis first rewrote pole vault history back in February 2020, clearing 6.17m in Poland and dethroning France’s Renaud Lavillenie as the record-holder. Since then, he has become famous for inching past his own benchmarks, often improving them by just a single centimetre — a testament to his precision and consistency.

The moment he secured the record on Tuesday, Duplantis raced towards the stands to celebrate with his family and partner, Desire Inglander, sharing yet another chapter in his extraordinary journey.

Next up for the Swedish superstar is the Silesia Diamond League in Poland, where he also set a world record last year. Given his current form, the question isn’t if he’ll break it again — but when.