Australian pole vaulter Kurtis Marschall upsets world record holder Armand Duplantis at Stockholm Diamond League
Consensus Summary
Australian pole vaulter Kurtis Marschall stunned the athletics world by defeating world record holder Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis at the Stockholm Diamond League meet on June 7, 2026. Marschall, a two-time world championships bronze medallist, cleared 5.90 metres to win, ending Duplantis' 40-event unbeaten streak and his world record of 15 consecutive record-setting jumps. Duplantis, who had been expected to break his own world record of 6.31m, managed only a 5.80m clearance and finished second. Both athletes praised each other, with Duplantis acknowledging Marschall's victory as fair and square. The upset occurred in front of Duplantis' home crowd in Stockholm, where he had previously never lost. Other Australian athletes also performed strongly, with Matthew Denny finishing second in the discus and Cameron Myers placing second in the 1,500m. The event marked a historic moment in track and field, as Marschall became the first athlete to defeat Duplantis in over three years.
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Key details reported by multiple sources:
- Kurtis Marschall won the men's pole vault at the Stockholm Diamond League meet with a clearance of 5.90 metres
- Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis recorded his first loss after a 40-event unbeaten streak, finishing second with a clearance of 5.80m
- Duplantis has set the men's pole vault world record 15 times, with the current record at 6.31m
- Matthew Denny finished second in the men's discus with a best throw of 69.02m at the Stockholm meet
- Cameron Myers finished second in the men's 1,500m with a time of 3:30.32, behind Yared Nuguse (3:30.11)
- The event took place at the Stockholm Diamond League meet on June 7, 2026
- Duplantis last lost in July 2023 at the Monaco Diamond League meet, where he tied for fourth and Marschall finished third
- Marschall is a two-time world championships bronze medallist and double Commonwealth champion
Points of Difference
Details reported by only one source:
- Marschall stated: 'They don't come easy in this day and age. I jumped great in these conditions, I'm very happy, but I know Mondo isn't going to let it happen in the future.'
- Duplantis said: 'Big hats off to Kurtis today, he was the better man and he beat me fair and square.'
- Marschall mentioned: 'This stadium wouldn't be what it is without him, so to come here and to do it in front of this crowd, I'm cherishing every single moment.'
- Denny said: 'I felt there was more to give and maybe I got a bit greedy on the last couple of rounds trying to get that bigger distance.'
- Myers said: 'It's not the outcome that I wanted but you have to play to how you feel on the day, and I didn't feel great, which is frustrating.'
- Marschall said: 'I did not mean to spoil the show but I am so delighted with the win. It has taken a long while to get my first Diamond League victory and I really thought it would never come with Mondo here.'
- Duplantis said: 'It was time to lose, it was a very long time since the last time. I canât fathom that I won 40 in a row, itâs pretty sick, but itâs also sick that I lose in Stockholm.'
- Duplantis mentioned: 'Iâm here in Stockholm, and I had so much family here, itâs actually the worst thing that could ever happen to me.'
- Duplantis said: 'I havenât lost in, what, three years?'
- The Guardian noted: 'Duplantis had confidently raised the bar to 6.00m but failed twice at that height and once at 6.05.'
Contradictions
Conflicting information between sources:
- The ABC states Duplantis last lost in 'more than 1,000 days,' while the Guardian says he last lost 'in July 2023' (approximately 1,000 days prior).
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Mondoâs three-year unbeaten run ended at Diamond League meet Cameron Myers and Matthew Denny also secure podium finishes Kurtis Marschall has pulled off one of the upsets of the sporting year as the Australian beat the seemingly unbeatable pole vault king Armand Duplantis in front of his home fans in the Stockholm Diamond League meeting. And though the worldâs top athlete was not happy his 40-event unbeaten run was ended after nearly three years, especially with his adoring Swedish public cheeri