Swedish pole vaulter Armand “Mondo” Duplantis bettered his own world record, clearing 6.27 metres at the All-Star Perche event in Clermont-Ferrand, France, Friday, February 28. It is the 11th time that Duplantis has taken a world record.
His previous record was 6.26m. He set the record in Aug. 2024 at the Kamila Skolimowska Memorial in Chorzów, Poland.
Emmanouil Karalis finished second with a 6.02m leap. Kurtis Marschall cleared 5.91m for third.
| Pos. | Name | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DUPLANTIS Armand | 6.27 WR |
| 2 | KARALIS Emmanouil | 6.02 NR |
| 3 | MARSCHALL Kurtis | 5.91 SB |
| 4 | COLLET Thibaut | 5.91 SB |
| 5 | THIERY Baptiste | 5.91 PB |
| 6 | LAVILLENIE Renaud | 5.91 SB |
| 7 | SASMA Ersu | 5.85 |
| 8 | BROEDERS Ben | 5.75 |
| 9 | AMMIRATI Anthony | 5.55 |
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