The 20-year-old Swede on Saturday cleared 6.17 metres at the Orlen Copernicus Cup, an indoor track and field competition.
Fans broke out in cheers, celebrating a historic moment in sport.
Duplantis beat records by the legendary Ukrainian Sergey Bubka, whose best stood at 6.15 metres, and by Frenchman Renaud Lavillieni, whose record was 6.16 metres.
Duplantis was congratulated on his achievement by Bubka, who said the young Swede had performed a “fantastic job.”
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Source: onet.pl