Baptiste Boirie completed the feat July 16 in Jockgrim, Germany.
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Scott Simpson recorded the event and shared it on his Twitter account. "Tonight I watched a man vault higher than any human has ever done before - 6.17m - from a Skateboard!!!"
Boirie broke the previous record by 1 centimeter.
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After the victory, he posted on Instagram that France's victory in the World Cup gave him "wings" for the launch.