Duplantis breaks pole vault world record again with 6.30m at Worlds | OneFootball

The Swede raised the pole to an unprecedented record. We review the new pole vault record in incredible numbers.

Armand Duplantis again raised his world pole vault record by reaching 6.30 meters in Japan. The Swede set the fourteenth figure in his career to reach the mark he set as a goal at the beginning of the season.

The Swedish prodigy born in the United States manages to break the world record once more since he first achieved it in February 2020. This year he has already managed to raise his world record three times.

First, he did it indoors at the end of February in Clermont-Ferrand (France), with 6.28 meters, and most recently he had achieved it, outdoors, flying over 6.29 meters in Budapest.

HOW MUCH IS 6 METERS AND 30 CENTIMETERS

Adult giraffe: An adult male giraffe can measure between 5.5 and 6 meters in height. A jump of 6.30 meters is higher than a giraffe.

School flagpole: Flagpoles are usually taller, but the height of the jump approaches the top of many single-story structures.

Two stacked basketball hoops: A regulation basketball hoop is 3.05 meters high. 6.30 meters is slightly higher than two hoops stacked on top of each other.

Third floor of a building: The height of a floor varies, but in general, a jump of 6.30 meters could take you to the height of the third floor of a residential building.

Double-decker bus: The height of a double-decker bus is about 4 to 4.5 meters. The 6.30 meter jump is significantly higher than a double-decker bus.

World high jump record: The world high jump record is 2.45 meters (Javier Sotomayor). The pole vault of 6.30 meters is more than double that height.

Half a football field: The height of a 6.30 meter jump is almost the same as the width of half a football goal, which is 7.32 meters.

Volleyball: The men's volleyball net is 2.43 meters high. This jump is more than double the height of the net.

Height of Victor Wembanyama: 2.24 meters. Duplantis' jump is more than two and a half times the height of the NBA player. To be more precise, the 6.30 meter jump is equivalent to the height of 2.8 Wembanyamas stacked on top of each other. This means that when Duplantis reached his peak in the pole vault, he was 4.05 meters higher than Wembanyama's head.

THE PROGRESSION OF THE MARK

Since Sergei Bubka became the first athlete to surpass 6 meters in the pole vault in 1985, the world record has been improved to the 6.30 meters that Armand Duplantis jumped this Monday in Japan.

The Swedish prodigy, 25 years old, has broken the world record fourteen times, surpassing the twelve times Bubka achieved it since he reached six meters on July 13, 1985 in Paris. This is the progression of the men's world pole vault record since it reached six meters.

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