STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, June 15 — The Swedish fans got what they came for at the BAUHAUS Galan meet, Stockholm’s stop on the Diamond League tour, when Mondo Duplantis sailed over his twelfth WR in the vault.
In front of a full crowd at Stockholm Stadium, the two-time Olympic champion slightly nudged the bar on his first attempt at 20-7¼ (6.28), but it stayed in place. That improved on the 20-6¾i (6.27) he had reached in February.
“It’s a magical feeling. I wanted this so bad. I wanted to do this in front of everybody here in Stockholm, all my Swedes,” said Duplantis. He had just become the first Swede to break a World Record in Stockholm since Patrik Sjöberg cleared 7-11¼ (2.42) in the high jump in June ’87. “It felt like something really special in the crowd today and I knew that everybody really wanted to see it, too.”
Duplantis had no misses on the evening and clinched the competition at 19-4¼ (5.90), with Australian Kurtis Marschall clearing the same height, but needing two tries. The Swede then went over 19-8¼ (6.00), which Marschall couldn’t manage, and then had the bar placed at the WR height.
And though he joked that setting the record in Sweden was the last thing on his list of goals, he sees more records ahead. “There’s not much between me and 6.30 [20-8], technically,” he said. “It’s just a few centimeters. I’m just a perfect day away from it.”
The crowd’s energy no doubt transferred to another Swede, in the 5000, which was running during Duplantis’ heroics. Andreas Almgren closed hard over the final laps to win in 12:44.27, No. 12 all-time and the fastest ever by a European.
“This is probably the most memorable night of my life and career so far,” said Almgren, whose previous best was 12:50.94. “I visualized this day for a long time, and I had the European Record in my mind, so I just tried to go for it. Nobody remembers a coward.”
He pulled away from Kuma Girma (12:57.46) with 2 laps to go, while Aussie Ky Robinson (12:58.38) broke 13:00 for the first time. Olympic 1500 champ Cole Hocker finished 7th in 13:09.36.
The 400H featured a showdown among the event’s Big 3 — Rai Benjamin (’24 Olympic champ), Karsten Warholm (’21 Olympic champ) and Alison dos Santos (’22 world champ) — 3 days after they tussled over 300H in Oslo. Warholm won that one with a WR, but the extra 100 proved too much in Stockholm.
Benjamin was trailing slightly coming off the last curve but gained a small advantage off the ninth barrier then stormed home for an emphatic victory in 46.54, the No. 10 performance all-time.
“I did not run a good race strategically on Thursday so I knew I needed to fix that today,” said Benjamin, who saw his early lead in Oslo evaporate over the final two hurdles. “I had to stay patient and not panic.”
Dos Santos (46.68) passed a struggling Warholm (47.41) for the runner-up spot.
In the 800, Emmanuel Wanyonyi went out hard behind the rabbit and looked strong finishing in a world-leading 1:41.95. Djamel Sedjati (1:42.27) closed well to pass Josh Hoey (1:42.43), making his Diamond League debut. Hoey, the world indoor champion in March, moved to No. 3 on the all-time U.S. list with the fastest American time of the year.
As impressive as Wanyonyi looked, the Olympic champion saw room for improvement. “My body did not feel great but I kept pushing,” said the Kenyan ace. “I have a lot of mileage in my legs and need to start speedwork to improve my finish.”
Gabriel Tual (1:42.72) and Silmane Moula (1:42.77) also broke 1:43.
Slovenia’s Kristjan Čeh won an entertaining discus competition, hitting 228-9 (69.73) in the third round before surviving a scare from Daniel Ståhl in the final frame. Tapping into the crowd’s energy, the powerful Swede came close at 228-1 (69.53). Australian Matt Denny finished 3rd at 223-7 (68.14).
Cuba’s Reynier Mena won his second straight DL 200, doubling back from Oslo to win in 20.05 over Joe Fahnbulleh (20.32).
Karl Bebendorf of Germany won the non-DL steeplechase in 8:11.81, followed by New Zealand’s Geordie Beamish (8:13.86) running his first barrier race since the Olympics.
STOCKHOLM DL MEN’S RESULTS
200(2.0): 1. Reynier Mena (Cub) 20.05; 2. Joe Fahnbulleh (Lbr) 20.32; 3. Kyree King (US) 20.49; 4. Henrik Larsson (Swe) 20.51; 5. Abdurahman Karriem (SA) 20.52.
800: 1. Emmanuel Wanyonyi (Ken) 1:41.95 (WL);
2. Djamel Sedjati (Alg) 1:42.27;
3. Josh Hoey (US) 1:42.43 PR (AL) (3, 3 A);
4. Gabriel Tual (Fra) 1:42.72; 5. Slimane Moula (Alg) 1:42.77 PR; 6. Kethobogile Haingura (Bot) 1:43.61; 7. Wycliffe Kinyamal (Ken) 1:43.95; 8. Andreas Kramer (Swe) 1:44.08; 9. Bryce Hoppel (US) 1:47.59;… rabbit—Patryk Sieradzki (Pol) (49.75).
Non-DL 1500: 1. Samuel Pihlström (Swe) 3:31.53 (2:50.12); 2. Federico Riva (Ita) 3:32.17; 3. Kristian Uldbjerg Hansen (Den) 3:32.60 PR; 4. Mohamed Attaoui (Spa) 3:32.63 PR; 5. George Mills (GB) 3:32.67;… 9. Abraham Alvarado (US) 3:33.21 PR; 10. Luke Houser (US) 3:33.99 PR.
Non-DL St: 1. Karl Bebendorf (Ger) 8:11.81 PR; 2. Geordie Beamish (NZ) 8:13.86; 3. Mostafa El Faid (Mor) 8:14.04 PR; 4. Ala Zoghlami (Ita) 8:14.38.
5000: 1. Andreas Almgren (Swe) 12:44.27 NR (12, x W) (7:42.93, 10:16.16); 2. Kuma Girma (Eth) 12:57.46; 3. Ky Robinson (Aus) 12:58.38 PR; 4. Mike Foppen (Neth) 13:02.43 NR; 5. Kenneth Kiprop (Uga) 13:02.69; 6. Denis Kemboi (Ken) 13:07.02; 7. Cole Hocker (US) 13:09.36; 8. Morgan Beadlescomb (US) 13:13.37.
400H: 1. Rai Benjamin (US) 46.54 (x, 10 W; x, 5 A);
2. Alison dos Santos (Bra) 46.68; 3. Karsten Warholm (Nor) 47.41; 4. Emil Nana Kwame Agyekum (Ger) 48.37; 5. Alastair Chalmers (GB) 48.63; 6. Carl Bengtström (Swe) 48.80.
Field Events
PV: 1. Mondo Duplantis (Swe) 20-7¼ (6.28) WR (old WR 20-6¾/6.27i Duplantis ’25) (18-4½, 19-¼, 19-4¼, 19-8¼, 20-7¼) (5.60, 5.80, 5.90, 6.00, 6.28);
2. Kurtis Marschall (Aus) 19-4¼ (5.90); 3. Menno Vloon (Neth) 19-¼ (5.80); 4. Renaud Lavillenie (Fra) 19-¼; 5. tie, Keaton Daniel (US) & Ersu Şaşma (Tur) 18-8¼ (5.70); 7. EJ Obiena (Phi) 18-8¼; 8. tie, Sam Kendricks (US) & Emmanouíl Karalís (Gre) 18-4½ (5.60).
DT: 1. Kristjan Čeh (Slo) 228-9 (69.73) (205-5, f, 228-9, f, f, f) (62.63, f, 69.73, f, f, f); 2. Daniel Ståhl (Swe) 228-1 (69.53) (215-11, f, 218-2, 224-4, 214-2, 228-1) (65.83, f, 66.50, 68.38, 65.28, 69.53); 3. Matt Denny (Aus) 223-7 (68.14); 4. Clemens Prüfer (Ger) 217-5 (66.26); 5. Henrik Janssen (Ger) 213-5 (65.04); 6. Roje Stona (Jam) 212-2 (64.68); 7. Lawrence Okoye (GB) 210-5 (64.15); 8. Lukas Weißhaidinger (Aut) 205-5 (62.62).
