Australian pole vault star Kurtis Marschall has spoiled the party at the Stockholm Diamond League when taking down world record holder and hometown hero Armand Duplantis, as Cameron Myers and Matthew Denny also finished on the podium.
Handing the Olympic champion his first loss in over 1000 days, Marschall (WA, Declan Carruthers) brought the hometown hero’s winning streak to a close at 40 consecutive competitions, rising over 5.90m on his third attempt to take the lead.
Duplantis passed at 5.90m where a first or second attempt clearance would have seen him reclaim the lead, with the 6.00m barrier then proving too high on the day as Marschall enjoyed a 10-centimetre victory – his first on the Diamond League circuit almost 10 years after his debut in 2017.
“I can’t believe it! I’m going to cherish this for my whole life. They don’t come easy in this day and age,” Marschall said.
“I jumped great in these conditions, I’m very happy, but I know Mondo isn’t going to let it happen in the future. 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.
“He’s one of the best competitors and one of the best blokes. I love him with all my heart.”
Middle-distance sensation Cameron Myers (ACT, Dick Telford) raced full of confidence in the Men’s 1500m, latching onto the back of the pacemakers before finding himself in a final-lap duel with Olympic medallist Yared Nuguse (USA).
In hot and blustery conditions, Myers could only be surpassed in the final straight after pushing the pace into the breeze, forced to settle for second place in 3:30.32 as Nuguse broke the tape in 3:30.11.
“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. I get to go again on Wednesday [in Oslo],” Myers said.
“The legs weren’t there from 800m in, I didn’t have the usual feeling. I was in a position where I had to command it and keep it fast, even through I wasn’t feeling good.”
Olympic medallist Matthew Denny (QLD, Dale Stevenson) produced one of the best in-stadium throws of his career to secure second place in the Men’s Discus Throw, launching to 69.02m to finish behind reigning world champion Daniel Stahl (SWE) who saluted on home soil with 69.60m.
“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, but it was a great competition and I’m really finding some good stuff that will be kind to me later in the season,” Denny said.
“If you are gonna lose it to a guy, I think Daniel in his hometown is worth it.”
Australian 800m record holder Peter Bol (WA, Justin Rinaldi) clocked his fastest time of 2026 with a 1:43.70 showing to open his international campaign; forced to settle for fifth place in the star-studded field as the race was won by 17-year-old Cooper Lutkenhaus (USA) in 1:42.70.
Earlier in the night, Jaylah Hancock-Cameron (NSW, Andae Kalemusic) added to her breakthrough season when earning a start in the pre-program 800m promotional event, where she finished in fourth place in 2:02.66.
The 2026 Diamond League will continue in Oslo on June 10.
Full results are available HERE.
By Lachlan Moorhouse, Australian Athletics
Posted 8/6/2026
