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Armand Duplantis holds the current world record in pole vaulting, which is the sport of clearing a bar with the aid of a long pole. He cleared 6.18 metres in September 2020, breaking the previous record of 6.17 metres set by Renaud Lavillenie in 2015. Duplantis is a Swedish-American athlete who has won gold medals at the World Championships, the World Indoor Championships, and the European Championships.