Competing on home soil in Uppsala, Duplantis delivered a flawless performance, committing no errors on his path to the record. The 26-year-old athlete successfully cleared 5.65 m, 5.90 m, and 6.08 m on his first attempts.

Armand Duplantis broke the pole vault world record for the 15th time at the Mondo Classic in Uppsala, Sweden on 12/3/2026. Photo: Olympics

When the bar was raised to 6.08 m, only one competitor remained: Norway's Sondre Guttormsen, the 2023 indoor European champion, who had cleared 6.00 m on his third try. However, Guttormsen failed at 6.08 m, finishing as runner-up.

Duplantis then raised the bar to 6.31 m, successfully clearing it on his first attempt. This marked the Swedish athlete's 15th pole vault world record, surpassing the 6.30 m he set while winning the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.

This is the second time Duplantis has broken a world record in his home country of Sweden, following his 6.28 m clearance at the Diamond League Stockholm nine months ago. The new record at the Mondo Classic in Uppsala yesterday was even more special, taking place in a vibrant arena atmosphere, with his new song "Feeling Myself" playing as he made the historic jump.

In other results at the competition, Zachery Bradford, Sam Kendricks, and Kurtis Marschall all cleared 5.90 m, finishing third, fourth, and fifth respectively.

Duplantis clears 6.31 m.

"If you come to Sweden to compete with me, it's even harder to beat me," Duplantis said. "I'm feeling many emotions. There's a bit more pressure because I want to perform better. Setting a world record right here is truly wonderful."

Duplantis first broke the world record in 2020 with a height of 6.17 m. Since then, he has set 12 additional records, each time increasing the height by just one centimeter.

According to Forbes magazine, Duplantis is capable of significantly breaking records. However, athletes currently receive a prize of 100,000 USD for breaking a record at a competition. This means that if he breaks two records or increases the record by 2 cm or more in one competition, Duplantis would still only receive 100,000 USD. Therefore, he breaks the record by one centimeter at a time to earn more prize money.

According to AS, in addition to the official prize, Duplantis also receives bonuses from two sponsors: sports brand Puma and energy drink brand Red Bull. In total, each record could bring Duplantis over 150,000 USD. Based on this calculation, his collection of world records has earned the Swedish athlete approximately 2 million USD.

Duplantis' achievements and dates across 15 world pole vault records.

The Swedish star has won two Olympic titles in 2020 and 2024, three outdoor world championships in 2022, 2023, and 2025, three indoor world championships, and is the reigning European and Diamond League champion.

The Mondo Classic took place at the IFU Arena in Uppsala, bringing together top pole vaulters worldwide to compete in an indoor gala format. The event occurred over a week before the 2026 World Indoor Athletics Championships in Poland, where Duplantis aims for his fourth consecutive indoor world title.

Hong Duy