Mondo Duplantis breaks pole vault world record in gold-medal performance at Olympics

SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Mondo Duplantis broke his own pole vault world record Monday night at the Olympics, clearing 6.25 meters (20 feet, 6 inches) to cap his second straight gold-medal performance on the sport’s biggest stage.

Duplantis cleared the mark on his third and final try. It marked the ninth time the Louisiana-born 24-year-old, who competes for his mother’s native Sweden, has broken the record, but the first time at the Olympics.

Duplantis last broke the record April 20 in China.