Sondre Guttormen, having already equalled his personal best of 6.00m,
Sondre attempted to clear 6.10m, at the Diamond League meeting in Silesia, Poland.
He ran in.... but (see below) just failed, brushing the bar with his thigh.
In Silesia on 23rd August 2026, at the Kamila Skolimowska Memorial
Diamond League meeting.
1. Armand Duplantis (Sweden) 6.20m
2. Sondre Guttormsen (Norway) 6.00m (= PB)
2.= Emmanouil Karalis (Greece) 6.00m (Set new N.R. of 6.20m at Zurich Diamond League)
4. Chris Nilsen (United States) 5.90m
5. Kurtis Marschall (Australia) 5.90m
6. KC Lightfoot ( United States) 5.90m.
2026 European Athletics Championships, Birmingham.
Final men's pole vault final.
1st. Armand Duplantis (Sweden) 6.15 m CR
2nd Emmanouil Karalis (Greece) 6.00 m
3rd Baptiste Thiery (France) 5.85 m
4th Mathieu Collet (France) 5.70 m
5th Oleksandr Onufriyev. (Ukraine) 5.70 m =PB
6th= Pedro Buaró (Portugal) 5.70 m
6th = Sondre Guttormsen (Norway) 5.70 m
Sondre Guttormsen competing in the pole vault at the 2026 London Diamond League.
All of the top six have cleared 6 metres - but none could on the day.
Final men's pole vault. 2026 London Diamond League.
18th July London Stadium.
1. Sam Kendricks United States
5.95 m
SB. (PB 6.06m in 2019 )
2. Armand Duplanti
Sweden 5.95 m (WR 6.31m in 2026)
3. Kurtis Marschall Australia 5.95 m (PB 6.00m in 2026)
4. Emmanouil Karalis Greece 5.95 m (PB 6.17m (i) in 2026)
5. Sondre Guttormsen
Norway 5.85 m (PB 6.06m (i) in 2026)
6. Renaud Lavillenie France 5.60 m (PB 6.05m in 2015)