International Athletics Federation World Athletics rewards individual World Championship gold medalists with 70,000 American dollars, just over 650,000 Swedish kronor. A world record also means extra money in the bank of 100,000 dollars, just over 960,000 kronor.
Armand Duplantis got both, a total of 1.6 million kronor, when he raised the world record height for the fourth time this season (6.30) - and won his third consecutive World Championship gold outdoors.
"Pays off"
He also collects several other bonuses.
He has his own sponsors who contribute with other bonuses, so it pays off to set a world record at a World Championship, says Daniel Wessfeldt.
According to the agent, it is almost as valuable to perform at the World Championship as at the Olympic Games.
There are also other aspects that can reward the world's best pole vaulter in the long run.
Now that it's in Japan, it's a big showcase. It's a good part of the world to be visible in, he says.
He is already well-known all over the world, but you can definitely make a splash here in Asia.
One of the biggest
Armand Duplantis is already one of the biggest athletes in the world and according to Wessfeldt, the Swede is starting to become one of the absolute biggest of all time.
He even became the athlete of the year at the Laureus Awards, something no track and field athlete has done since Usain Bolt - and that made waves
Sprint is always the biggest thing, being the fastest in the whole world. If you're going to fill those shoes with a technical event, well, then you have to be as good as "Mondo" and jump 6.30. If he jumped 6.08, 6.10 - it wouldn't have been cheered in the same way.
