![Record-breaking pole vaulter Duplantis clears 6.29 meters [over 20 feet] for a world record.](/en/content/images/size/w1280/format/webp/20250821134547_pole-vault-world-record.jpeg)
Record-breaking pole vault achiever: Duplantis surpasses 20 feet (6.29 m)
In a thrilling display of athletic prowess, Armand "Mondo" Duplantis, the Olympic and world champion, has once again made history in the pole vault event. At the Gyulai István Memorial in Budapest, Hungary, the 28-year-old Swedish athlete set a new world record with a stunning jump of 6.29 meters.
Duplantis' latest feat, achieved on August 16, 2025, marks his 13th world record, surpassing his previous record of 6.25 meters set at the 2024 Paris Olympics. This record-breaking performance comes just one month before the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, demonstrating the athlete's continued dominance and improvement in the event.
The new world record surpasses the previous official record of 6.16 meters, set by Renaud Lavillenie in 2014. Duplantis first broke the world record in 2020 with a 6.17-meter vault in Toruń, Poland. Since then, he has progressively raised the bar, with notable marks of 6.20 meters at the 2022 World Indoor Championships and 6.21 meters at the 2022 World Championships in Oregon.
At the 2024 Paris Olympics, Duplantis set a new world record with a 6.25-meter clearance, breaking Thiago Braz's Olympic record and securing his second consecutive Olympic gold. His latest record of 6.29 meters was achieved just days before August 21, 2025, solidifying Duplantis' position as the greatest pole vaulter in history.
Meanwhile, in the long jump competition, Miltiadis Tentoglou, another Olympic and world champion, finished second with a jump of 8.05 meters. Simon Batz, the German champion, won the long jump in Budapest with a jump of 8.07 meters, while Bence Halasz, the Olympic silver medalist from Hungary, won the hammer throw with a throw of 83.18 meters. Ethan Katzberg, the Olympic and world champion, finished second in the hammer throw with a throw of 81.88 meters.
The long jump competition attracted a large crowd, and the event was marked by a significant moment as Simon Batz achieved his first victory in a major competition. The hammer throw event was won by a Hungarian athlete, with Bence Halasz winning a gold medal in the event at the Olympics.
Duplantis' record-breaking performance in Budapest comes a year after he was crowned world champion in the same city. The new world record was set in the same venue where Duplantis first set a world record in 2020, underscoring his exceptional connection with the city and the competition.
As Duplantis continues to push the boundaries of pole vaulting, sports fans around the world eagerly await his next record-breaking performance.
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