Men's Olympic record: Duplantis, 6.25 m, Paris 2024
Duplantis had already clinched gold when he asked for the bar to be raised for a record attempt, clearing 6.25 m on his third try. It stood as a world record briefly before he moved the world mark higher outside the Games, first to 6.30 m in Tokyo and then to 6.31 m in Uppsala, both away from Olympic competition. That gap between the two lists is likely to keep widening; Olympic finals happen once every four years, while Duplantis has chased records at meets scheduled throughout the calendar.
