{"id":111037,"date":"2021-08-03T14:24:49","date_gmt":"2021-08-03T14:24:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=111037"},"modified":"2021-08-03T15:57:02","modified_gmt":"2021-08-03T15:57:02","slug":"swedish-superstar-stuns-on-the-pole-vault","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=111037","title":{"rendered":"Swedish superstar stuns on the pole vault"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sweden's Armand Duplantis has claimed the pole vault gold medal with a flawless performance in Tokyo<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But not simply content with taking first place, he then gave those watching around the world the thrill of seeing an attempt on his own world record.<\/p>\n

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Duplantis secured the gold medal when he cleared 6.02m, edging him clear of American Chris Nilsen, who managed 5.97m.<\/p>\n

Duplantis only needed five vaults to claim the title, clearing the bar on all five jumps, often with incredible ease. The 21-year-old then pushed the bar up to a staggering 6.19m – one centimetre higher than the world record he set last year in Glasgow.<\/p>\n

\"Armand<\/p>\n

He nearly cleared that mark with both his first and third attempts, just brushing the bar with his chest, but ultimately had to settle for "only" a gold medal.<\/p>\n

Defending champion, Brazil's Thiago Braz, took bronze with a vault of 5.87m.<\/p>\n

It was a forgettable night for Australia's Kurtis Marschall, who was the first jumper eliminated after he failed to clear the opening height of 5.55m.<\/p>\n

Marschall was one of the athletes caught up in the COVID-19 scare just before the start of the track and field program, but he refused to blame his poor performance on the lead-up.<\/p>\n

"I wasn't able to hit my cues tonight," he said.<\/p>\n

"I though my prep was perfect, all of this other stuff that happened in the background was like nothing.<\/p>\n

"I was out there feeling awesome, I couldn't wait to get amongst it with the boys, but sometimes that's just sport."<\/p>\n

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