Early career
Born in Lafayette, Louisiana to Swedish mother Helena and American father Greg (a former US pole vaulter). Started pole vault at age 3 in a backyard pit. Set multiple HS records before competing for LSU as a freshman in 2019.
Armand "Mondo" Duplantis (born November 10, 1999) is a Swedish-American pole vaulter and the current men's pole vault world record holder at 6.26 m (set August 5, 2024 at the Paris Olympics). He is a two-time Olympic gold medalist (Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024) and three-time World Champion. Duplantis has broken his own world record nine times since first setting it at 6.17 m in February 2020.
Born in Lafayette, Louisiana to Swedish mother Helena and American father Greg (a former US pole vaulter). Started pole vault at age 3 in a backyard pit. Set multiple HS records before competing for LSU as a freshman in 2019.
9 world records since 2020 (6.17 to 6.26 m). Olympic gold at Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024. World Championship gold in 2022, 2023, 2025. First man to clear 6.20 m and 6.25 m.
Duplantis is a classic Petrov-Bubka style vaulter with elite plant precision and exceptional swing-up efficiency. His approach speed reaches 9.8-10.0 m/s in the final 5 m. Coached primarily by his father Greg.
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