Mondo Duplantis raised the pole vault bar on Thursday as he soared to his 15th world record after clearing 6.31m at the Mondo Classic in Uppsala, Sweden.
The world and Olympic champion opened the meet with a 5.65m on his first try and upped the height on each attempt on the way toward breaking his own record.
5.90m and 6.08m and then going on to surpass his previous best.
Duplantis previously leaped 6.30m at last year’s world championships in Tokyo for his 14th record — and fourth world record of 2025. It appears he will have a similar season this year and immediately broke into celebration after yet another 1 centimeter push past his prior standard that was barely six months old.
Pole vault’s method of acknowledging world records was changed in 2000 to cover both indoor and outdoor performances as single achievements, unlike other track and field disciplines.
Sondre Guttormsen took second with 6.00m, his second time at that height this season, while Zach Bradford finished third with 5.90m.
Meanwhile, Duplantis, who first broke the record in 2020, continues to ride a winning streak that dates back to August 2023 and now has his 38th straight victory. He also inches closer to Sergey Bubka, who dominated the sport with 17 outdoor record and 18 indoor records.
Mondo’s pole vault record progression
6.17m – Feb 8, 2020 (Torun, Poland)
6.18m – February 15, 2020 (Glasgow, UK)
6.19m – March 7, 2022 (Belgrade, Serbia)
6.20m – March 20, 2022 (Belgrade, Serbia)
6.21m – July 24, 2022 (Eugene, USA)
6.22m – February 25, 2023 (Clermont-Ferrand, France)
6.23m – September 17, 2023 (Eugene, USA)
6.24m – April 20, 2024 (Xiamen, China)
6.25m – August 5, 2024 (Paris, France)
6.26m – August 25, 2024 (Chorzow, Poland)
6.27m – February 28, 2025 (Clermont-Ferrand, France)
6.28m – June 15, 2025 (Stockholm, Sweden)
6.29m – August 12, 2025 (Budapest, Hungary)
6.30m – September 15, 2025 (Tokyo, Japan)
6.31m – March 12, 2026 (Uppsala, Sweden)
