Swedish Athlete Armand Duplantis Breaks World Record . Makes Peter Crouch's Triple Jump

Armand Duplantis (Instagram.com/@mondo_duplantis)

JAKARTA - Swedish athlete who competed in the pole vault, Armand Duplantis made a great jump which was three times the height of footballer, Peter Crouch. The incision made Duplantis break the world record.

Quoted from the Daily Star, Tuesday, Duplantis set a world record when appearing at the World Championships in Athletics in Eugene, Oregon on Sunday, July 24. At that time the 22-year-old athlete recorded a jump as high as 6.21 meters.

Sources say, Duplantis's nick is three times the height of Peter Crouch. The player who is currently defending Burnley is listed as the tallest footballer, which is 2.1 meters.

Thanks to this record, Duplantis was not only able to break his own record but was also entitled to a gold medal.

The American-born athlete was very happy with this achievement. However, he forgot to mention Crouch's name in the interview that followed.

"It (the win) was something I really wanted and needed," he told the BBC.

"I was so excited to try to win and win gold which to be honest also broke the world record. I didn't expect that," concluded Duplantis.