How much does Duplantis get for breaking world record?
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Armand Duplantis has broken the men's pole vault world record for a 14th time in his career - but how much money does he make from achieving the feat?
The Swedish star vaulted 6.30m in Tokyo to break the world record for a fourth time in 2025.
Duplantis takes home £74,000 for setting a new world record in Tokyo, and also pockets an additional £51,400 for winning gold.
The amount of money on offer for breaking a world record fluctuates and depends on the prize money available at each meeting.
Puma - Duplantis' sponsor - also reportedly awards bonuses for breaking world records, though it was unwilling to disclose any contractual details.
The 25-year-old set his first world record in 2020 by clearing 6.19m, and has improved his distance by a centimetre at a time until reaching 6.30m in Tokyo.
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Armand Duplantis won his third consecutive world title in Tokyo in 2025
Pole vault athletes can select the height they wish to jump and are given three attempts to clear the distance. They decide their next height after each clearance, and also when to stop if they are in the lead.
Duplantis therefore could choose to keep on going after each record has been broken - but instead chooses to go up in centimetre increments to maximise his prize money.
"There's been some competitions where Duplantis has jumped 6.10m, and then stopped and not attempted the world record," said British Olympic bronze medallist Holly Bradshaw.
"That to me says the meet has no bonus for a world record so, in his eyes, why would he break it?"
"In the pole vault, you can just go one centimetre at a time."
World record progression
The double Olympic champion has broken the men's pole vault record 14 times in his career, including at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.
2020: 6.17m in Torun, Poland
2020: 6.18m in Glasgow, United Kingdom
2022: 6.19m in Belgrade, Serbia
2022: 6.20m in Belgrade, Serbia
2022: 6.21m in Eugene, United States
2023: 6.22m in Clermont-Ferrand, France
2023: 6.23m in Eugene, United States
2024: 6.24m in Xiamen, China
2024: 6.25m in Paris, France
2024: 6.26m in Chorzow, Poland
2025: 6.27m in Clermont-Ferrand, France
2025: 6.28m in Stockholm, Sweden
2025: 6.29m in Budapest, Hungary
2025: 6.30m in Tokyo, Japan
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