Armand Duplantis

Swedish-American pole vaulter

Armand Gustav "Mondo" Duplantis[2] (born 10 November 1999)[3] is a Swedish-American pole vaulter, the current world outdoor and indoor record holder (6.23 metres (20 ft 5+12 in) and 6.22 metres (20 ft 5 in)), the current Olympic and two time World outdoor (2022 and 2023) and one-time indoor champion, the current European champion, and the current Diamond League champion. He won the silver medal at the 2019 World Championships. Duplantis is a two-time European champion from 2018, when he set current world under-20 record, and from 2022.

Armand Duplantis
Duplantis jumps 6.00 metres in pole at Stockholm Stadium on 24 August 2019.
Personal information
Birth nameArmand Gustav Duplantis
Nickname(s)Mondo Duplantis
Nationality
Born (1999-11-10) 10 November 1999 (age 24)
Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S.
EducationLouisiana State University
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight79 kg (174 lb)[1]
Sport
CountrySweden
SportAthletics
Event(s)Pole vault
ClubUpsala IF
Coached byGreg Duplantis & Helena Duplantis
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking1st (2023)
Personal best(s)6.23 m WR (Eugene 2023)
Indoors
6.22 m WR (Clermont-Ferrand 2023)

Achievements

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Duplantis celebrating his 6.0 m jump in pole on 24 August 2019 in Stockholm

Information from World Athletics profile.[3]

International competitions

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Representing  Sweden
YearCompetitionVenuePositionResultNotes
2015World U18 ChampionshipsCali, Colombia1st5.30 mCR
2016World U20 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland3rd5.45 m
2017European U20 ChampionshipsGrosseto, Italy1st5.65 mCR
World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom9th5.50 m
2018World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom8th5.70 m i
World U20 ChampionshipsTampere, Finland1st5.82 mCR
European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany1st6.05 mWU20R
2019World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar2nd5.97 m
2021European Indoor ChampionshipsToruń, Poland1st6.05 m iCR
Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan1st6.02 m[4]
2022World Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia1st6.20 m iWR
World ChampionshipsEugene, OR, USA1st6.21 mWR
European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany1st6.06 mCR
2023World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary1st6.10 m

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "European Athletics". Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  2. "Franska avslöjandet: Mondos okända mellannamn" Retrieved 25 July 2021
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Armand DUPLANTIS – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  4. After securing the gold medal he narrowly failed three attempts at the world record-breaking measure of 6.19, see "Mondo Duplantis fails to break world record but strolls to pole-vault gold". the Guardian. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  5. "Mondo Duplantis - 2019 - Track & Field". LSU Tigers. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  6. Whittington, Jess (7 December 2022). "Two-time World Athlete of the Year, Duplantis continues to soar". World Athletics. Retrieved 7 December 2022.