Remember when broken world records were rare occurrences? Thanks to Swedish-American pole vaulter, Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis, that seems all too alien now. By flying over the bar at 6.25m at the Stade de France in the Paris Olympics, the 25-year-old sensation broke his record of 6.24m he set in the Xiamen Diamond league in April 2024.  His performance at the Paris Olympics was his ninth world record! Then came the tenth world record at the Silesia Diamond League in Poland and now, not even a year later, while most of us are still trying to wrap our heads around the force of nature that Mondo Duplantis is, he has done it again, and his score is too good to be true.

Competing at the 2025 All-Star Perche, Armand Duplantis has yet again compelled everyone to write another article about his greatness. On February 28th, the crowd at the Clermont-Ferrand saw history being created in real time. At the edge of their seats, the crowd gasped in sheer awe as the Olympic champion crossed the bar at 6.27m, breaking the world record for the 11th time! Let that sink in. But honestly, is anyone surprised that he broke his record yet again? Even the man of the moment himself was caught in a moment of self-confession after his performance; he knew his results had paid off. But what was his secret to such back-to-back successes?

Visibly elated, the Louisiana native knew with the right kind of effort and strategy, results were bound to show. Catching up with Reuters post-competition, Duplantis got candid about his feelings, and honestly, we are here for this kind of confidence. “I just felt really good… What can I say, I came here to do it. I put everything in place to do it. The run-up worked really well. I just did it.” Well, he did and how! But not just pole vaulting, the 25-year-old is branching out to explore more niches. His newest adventure? You cannot even guess!

Venturing out into the entertainment industry, Duplantis released his debut single, ‘Bop’, on Feb 28. This is a development that none of us had on our 2025 bingo card! What’s more. his own track began to blast on the loudspeakers as soon as the 25-year-old made the historic world record!

While his fiance, Desire Inglander, proudly witnessed his charismatic performance, the fans too had a lot to say. After all, not every day you come across a player who has been breaking world records like the game is being played in his backyard. 

How high can Mondo Duplantis go?

Every leap Mondo Duplantis takes is no longer just a jump. Rather, it’s a statement. From a teenage prodigy to an untouchable pole vaulting force, the Swedish superstar has made a habit of rewriting history. At just 15, he was already soaring to heights that hinted at something special. Now, with his latest 6.27m world record at the 2025 All-Star Perche in Clermont-Ferrand, France, Duplantis has shattered the pole vault world record for the 11th time. His progression is relentless, his ambition boundless. His journey is one for the history books. 

It all started in 2020 when Armand Duplantis broke the World Record which was held by Renaud Lavillenie for almost six years. With a jump of 6.17 meters in Poland, World Athletics Indoor Tour Meeting. Since then it has turned into a regime for Duplantis who steps in the competitive sphere not just to win but to shatter the World Records set by himself!

Since then, he has raised the bar—literally—at an astonishing pace! 6.18m (2020), 6.19m (2022), 6.20m (2022), and so on, culminating in his latest 6.27m masterpiece. No athlete in history has cleared six meters more times than Duplantis, and every time he takes off, the possibility of another record looms. He now owns the 11 highest jumps ever recorded. But there has to be something more that goes behind the making of a legend than just relentless physical training and practice? What sets 25-year-old Armand Duplantis apart from the rest?

What makes the Louisiana native truly remarkable is not just his records, but it’s the inevitability of his improvement. With each competition, he doesn’t just aim for victory but seeks perfection and progression. The Olympic champion has conquered every level of the sport, winning world titles in youth, junior, and senior categories, a feat matched only by Usain Bolt in track and field history. He is truly an icon whose only competition is himself.

Now, at this point, the question is no longer whether Duplantis will break the world record again, rather it’s a question of when he will do it. When he does, it would no longer be a surprise, rather he would just add another gem to his already heavy crown. It will be just another leap in his unstoppable evolution.