Armand “Mondo” Duplantis, a 20-year-old Swede raised in Louisiana, broke a six-year-old record in the pole vault at an indoor meet on Saturday, according to World Athletics.
Duplantis cleared 6.17 meters — or 20 feet and nearly 3 inches — in Torun, Poland. France’s Renaud Lavillenie held the previous record of 6.16 meters, set at an indoor meet in Ukraine in 2014.
“It’s something that I wanted since I was 3 years old,” Duplantis said, according to World Athletics. “It’s a big year, but it’s a good way to start it.”
Duplantis, the world silver medalist, took three attempts at a world record at an indoor meet last week.