![]() ![]() Murto holds current world under-20 record of 4. And I would not think that it would actually take that high to win a medal. Wilma Anna Helena Murto (born 11 June 1998) is a Finnish pole vaulter.She won the gold medal at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich with a jump of 4.85 m (15 ft 10 + 3 4 in), equalling the championships record of defending champion Katerina Stefanidi and setting a new Finnish record. "I definitely did not expect that I would jump that high. ![]() "This was something I really wanted but I do not know if I was expecting it," Obiena said. It was the third time this year that Duplantis has set a world record and his fifth record-setting jump overall after breaking Frenchman Renaud Lavillenie's 6.16m world mark with a clearance of 6.17m in February 2020.Īmerican Chris Nilsen jumped 5.94m to take silver on countback ahead of the Philippines' Ernest John Obiena, who won his nation's first World Championships medal. He then had the bar raised to 6.21m, falling short on his first attempt but soaring to the world record on the second. I love jumping in Eugene and it was amazing here."ĭuplantis took two attempts at 5.87m before clearing 6.00m and 6.06m with ease to edge Dmitri Markov's Championships mark of 6.05m set in Edmonton in 2001. "So when I was on this height, it was like everything came together and it happened from there. "Usually, it is always somewhere in the back of my mind but today I was really focused on the win and I really wanted to win the gold so badly. ![]() "Actually, I did not think about the record that much today," Duplantis said. The world title completes the 22-year-old's collection, making him the first pole vaulter to have won gold at the Olympics, World Championships, World Indoor Championships, World Junior Championships, World Youth Championships and European Championships. The Olympic champion cleared 6.00m to make sure of the title, before he set his sights on his own record of 6.20m set at the World Indoor Championships in Belgrade earlier this year and improved upon it by 1cm with his second attempt. (Reuters) -Sweden's Armand Duplantis broke his own pole vault world record with a jump of 6.21 metres on Sunday on the way to winning his first gold medal at the World Championships. He will return to the same Stark Arena in the Serbian capital this month for the world indoor championships starting on March 18.īELGRADE: Olympic champion Mondo Duplantis broke his own world pole vault record with a 6.19-meter clearance at the Belgrade Indoor Meeting.EUGENE, Ore. Swedish pole vaulter Armand Duplantis cleared 20 feet 4 1/2 inches (6.21 meters) to break his own world record at the world championships on Sunday and he continued to win comparisons to actor Timothee Chalamet. He leaped up from the landing mat and punched the air in celebration. On his third and final try, he nudged the bar slightly with his knees but it remained in place. Swedish pole vaulter Armand Duplantis cleared 20 feet 4 1/2 inches (6.21 meters) to break his own world record at the world championships on Sunday and he continued to win comparisons to actor. ![]() At 6.19, he missed his first two attempts. With all of his opponents finished, Duplantis opened his series with 5.61, 5.85 and 6.00 all on his first tries. It was really hard fought over these past two years. I've never had a height that has given me that much trouble, so it's a very good feeling. Duplantis set the record of 6.18 in February 2020 indoors in Glasgow. ![]()
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