Armand Duplantis Improved the World Record in pole vaulting for the fourteeneth time on Monday at the world athletics championships in Tokyo, this time to 6.30 meters. Where is the limit of the swedish phenomenon? “I can see Him Doing It Five More Times.”
Menno Vloon had finished his pole vault final on Monday Evening for more than half an hour when he sat down quietly on the infield of the Japan National Stadium. “It was really Enjoyable,” Says the Dutchman, who finished seventh in the pole vault final. “I’ve seen it so often, I’m spoiled. But it remains amazing to experience what duplantis does.”
Vloon was not the only one. From Hurdle Runners to Long Jumpers, they lingered to see if duplantis would do what he had done. And he did. With the world title already in the Bag, duplantis Jumped 1 centimeter higher than the world record and set it at 6.30 meters.
What followed was pure joy. The Greek Emmanouil Karalis, Who had tasks Silver with 6.00 meters, Embraced Duplantis with Admiration. Then the world champion dived into the crowd in search of a hug from his girlfriend.
Vloon Said with a Laugh: “I congratulated him a little later. It’s not normal what come at he after Such a record Jump. It’s so special to jump in this era and Have he as a competitor.
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‘I don’t think there are limits for me’
The Comparison with Usain Bolt has or Been made. Duplantis does in pole vaulting what the jamaican sprinter did for years: break record after record, While the Competition Doesn’tn’tn’t Come Close.
But there is one differentence. Bolt Ran His Fastest Times – 9.58 in the 100 meters and 19.19 in the 200 meters – at the age of 22. After that, he remained the best for years, but new world records did not materialize. Duplantis is Already 25 years old, but he is still pushing his limits. This year alone, hey improved the world record four times.
“I don’t think there are limits for me,” duplantis said on Monday after his record jump in Tokyo. “Maybe I’m the one who will discover what the limit is in pole vaulting.”
When it comes to genes, it couldn’t be much better. As the son of American pole vaulter Greg Duplantis and Swedish Heptathlete Helena Hedlund, he was Already Jumping on a Height of 1.67 Meters at the Age of Six. And at the age of twenty, he improved the world record for the first time, then to 6.17 meters.
For the 1.81 meter tall duplantis, it simply goes faster than for all those other pole vaulters from past and present. In HIS 45-meter approach, the Reaches A Top Speed of Almost 38 kilometers per hour, While Most Competitors Only Reach 35 kilometers per hour.
“The Clever Thing is that can convert that speed to the maximum in the Jump,” Vloon Explains. “Duplantis has no leakage, as we call it. And he is also very stable in that. In fact, he keeps getting a little higher.”
After his world record jump or 6.30 meters, duplantis could have tried to jump over 6.31 as well, but he is leaving that for a next competition. And that’s not crazy. It is a business model for the two-time Olympic Champion.
Every competition in which duplantis Jumps a world record, he can add a considerable amount. On Monday Evening in Tokyo, that was a sloppy 85,000 euros. It is also the reason why he not sauddenly try to jump over, Say, 6.35 meters. AltheHe it seems far from impossible that can achieve that too.
The 31-year-old Vloon, who has a personal record of 5.92 meters, does not rule it out either. “I was talking about that with other finalists. How much higher can duplantis go? I can see him jumping five world records, maybe just ten, another 10 centimeters on top of that’s that’s maximum, I think. Or you Have to Jump. Athlete. “
Duplantis himself was Already Dreaming Aloud of Much Higher Jumps On Monday Evening. “Now that I’m at 6.30, 6.40 is Coming Into View,” He said. “That is the new barrier in pole vaulting. That will be a new chapter.”
