Mondo Duplantis Breaks World Record for 13th Time with 6.29m Pole Vault

Swedish superstar Mondo Duplantis has once again cemented his status as the greatest pole vaulter of all time, breaking his own world record for the 13th time at the Gyulai Istvan Memorial in Budapest. The 25-year-old soared over the bar at an astonishing 6.29 meters on his second attempt, adding another centimeter to the mark he set earlier in the year.

This latest record-breaking performance in Budapest, the same stadium where he won his second consecutive world title in 2023, continues his remarkable and consistent progression. Duplantis has been incrementally raising the world record by a centimeter at a time since he first broke it in 2020. This year alone, he has already broken the record three times.

His victory at the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meeting was his 33rd consecutive competition win. Duplantis, who is now the favorite for a third consecutive outdoor world title in the upcoming World Athletics Championships, was pushed by Greece's Emmanouil Karalis, who finished second with a clearance of 6.02m.

The pole vault world record timeline of Duplantis is nothing short of incredible:

* 2020: 6.17m, 6.18m

* 2022: 6.19m, 6.20m, 6.21m

* 2023: 6.22m, 6.23m

* 2024: 6.24m, 6.25m, 6.26m

* 2025: 6.27m, 6.28m, 6.29m new 

The constant rewriting of the record books by Duplantis has left the athletics world in awe, with many wondering just how high the young Swede can go.