Eugene. The super graphic showed how high above Armand Duplantis was the new world record height of 6.21.
At the maximum height it was 14.9 cm, and at the lowest it was 8.2 cm.
– It’s awful, it’s a 6.30 jump, they should build the pole vaults, says commentator Jacob Hard at SVT.
Armand Duplantis He won his first gold and set a new world record of 6.21 by a huge margin and a lot of air to the bar.
The official chart soon afterwards showed that it was 14.9cm at the highest and 8.2cm at the lowest.
– It was a good jump, but he can jump higher. He can jump 6.40. If he had, he could jump 6.30 now. Father and coach Greg Duplantis says that if he gets under pressure, he will.
Was he the longest pole he made for the world record jump?
– No, he has one longer than this. He takes his own wand. We have the rails we need right now. The longest rod will be 6.40 rods. With the shaft he has now, he can jump higher than 6.21, maybe 6.25 with ease.
“I’m a fan”
Now he broke his previous world record of 6.20 from the World Indoor Championships in Belgrade earlier this year, and this was his fifth world record.
It’s fun to break world records and people love to see it. It is good for everyone. Now it’s a centimeter at a time, says Greg Duplantis, as he gets older, there are probably bigger increases.
German competitor Oleg Zernickel was as impressed with Armand Duplantis as anyone else.
– I’m fascinated by him, I’m just trying to understand how he can jump so high and learn from him. I’m a fan! Oleg Zernikel says
How high can he jump?
– Tough question, 6.30, 6.40 maybe.
“Crazy man”
The 35-year-old Frenchman Renaud Lavillenie, a former Olympic champion, was the young idol and role model of Armand Duplante.
– He’s a crazy man. Nothing seems to affect him. Doing that at the World Cup is absolutely crazy. Mondo is different. Renaud Lavillenie says that only he knows where the limit is, it seems like it can never end.
Sweden captain Kagsa Bergqvist is also having a hard time seeing any limitations.
– It’s hard to put an end to it, because he’s still rising through the ranks all the time and he’s 22 years old. The sky is the limit, Kajsa Bergqvist says, I don’t think there is any stopping it.
