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Sweden's Armand Duplantis continued his magical run by winning a record ninth pole vault gold medal at the Paris Olympics.
At the end of the day in athletics, Duplantis broke his own world record by jumping 6.025 meters in front of 80,000 spectators at the Stade de France. This is the first time he has achieved this feat at the Olympics. Duplantis, 24, born in Louisiana, competes for Sweden, his mother's native country. The King and Queen of Sweden also witnessed Duplantis' achievement. By winning his second consecutive gold medal and breaking the record by a margin of one centimeter for the ninth time, Duplantis has now almost equaled veteran athlete Sergei Bubka in this event.
Achievements of Armand Duplantis
World record: Duplantis holds several world records in pole vault. He set a new world record by jumping a height of 6.17 meters in 2019. He broke this record in 2020 and reached 6.18 meters.
2020 Tokyo Olympics: Duplantis represented Sweden in the pole vault event and won the gold medal. He achieved this feat by jumping a height of 6.02 meters.
World Championships: Pole vaulter Duplantis won gold medals in the pole vault event at the 2018 and 2022 World Championships in Athletics.
European Championships: Won gold in pole vault at the 2018 European Championships and also gold in the 2022 event. Duplantis has won gold along with podium finishes at various major championships including the Diamond League.