Pole vault, men, indoor

What to remember

A run-up, a long flexible pole, and a bar to clear without knocking it off. In Uppsala on March 12, 2026, at the Mondo Classic, Sweden's Armand Duplantis cleared 6.31 m (20 ft 8 in), the world record. Poles are usually made of fiberglass or carbon fiber.

Born and raised in Lafayette, Louisiana, Duplantis chose to represent Sweden. He set his first world record at 6.17 m in February 2020 and pushed it up to this 6.31 m. His record of wins includes two Olympic titles (2020 and 2024), three outdoor world titles (2022, 2023 and 2025) and four world indoor titles, the latest in 2026.