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The introduction in the early 1950s of flexible vaulting poles made from composites such as fiberglass or carbon fiber allowed vaulters to achieve greater height. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The present record of 6.26 m ( 20 ft 6 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) was set by Armand Duplantis , competing for Sweden at the Silesia Diamond League .
His winning height of 6.10 m (20 ft 0 in) represented not only his best ever season opener but also the highest season-opening performance of any pole vaulter in history. He also broke Bubka's record of 11 vaults of 6.10 m or higher (including indoors and outdoors).
The following is the Men's pole vault indoor world record progression starting from 1889, with additional demonstration and professional records being noted. The best indoor performances on record as agreed to by the world's leading statisticians were accepted as the inaugural Indoor World Records from 1 January 1987; previous to this, they were regarded as world indoor bests. [1]
The 24-year-old, who one publication called "the Timothée Chalamet of the pole vault," cleared a record 6.25 meters, the equivalent of 20.5 feet, on his final vault. The mark beat his own world ...
And, as the Paris Olympic Games creep ever closer, Duplantis has made it clear that he hasn’t yet reached his best level. Armand Duplantis set a new record of 6.24 meters. - Tingshu Wang/Reuters
Backed by a deafening roar from those in the stands, the Swedish pole vault star broke his own world record with a giant clearance of 6.25 meters at the third and final time of asking.
The tip of the vaulting pole is angled higher than eye level until three paces from takeoff, when the pole tip descends efficiently, amplifying run speed as the pole is planted into the vault box. The faster the vaulter can run and the more efficient their take-off is, the greater the kinetic energy that can be achieved and used during the vault.
With Armand Duplantis, the question is never whether he’ll win but how high he’ll fly. The 24-year-old Swede had broken the pole vault world record eight times, pushing the limits of ...