Armand Duplantis

Armand Duplantis
Duplantis jumps 6.00 metres in pole at Stockholm Stadium on 24 August 2019.
Personal information
Nickname(s)Mondo Duplantis
Nationality
Born (1999-11-10) 10 November 1999 (age 25)
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)6.25 m WR (Paris 2024)
Indoors
6.22 m WR (Clermont-Ferrand 2023)
Medal record
Men’s athletics
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Pole vault
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Pole vault
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Eugene Pole vault
Gold medal – first place 2023 Budapest Pole vault
Silver medal – second place 2019 Doha Pole vault
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Belgrade Pole vault
Diamond League
First place 2021 Pole vault
First place 2022 Pole vault
First place 2023 Pole vault
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Berlin Pole vault
Gold medal – first place 2022 Munich Pole vault
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Toruń Pole vault
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tampere Pole vault
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Bydgoszcz Pole vault
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Grosseto Pole vault
World Youth Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Cali Pole vault

Armand "Mondo" Duplantis[2] (born 10 November 1999)[3] is a Swedish-American pole vaulter, the current world outdoor and indoor record holder (6.25 metres (20 ft 6 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.

Achievements

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

Information from World Athletics profile.[3]

International competitions

Representing  Sweden
Year Competition Venue Position Result Notes
2015 World U18 Championships Cali, Colombia 1st 5.30 m CR
2016 World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 3rd 5.45 m
2017 European U20 Championships Grosseto, Italy 1st 5.65 m CR
World Championships London, United Kingdom 9th 5.50 m
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 8th 5.70 m i
World U20 Championships Tampere, Finland 1st 5.82 m CR
European Championships Berlin, Germany 1st 6.05 m WU20R
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 2nd 5.97 m
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 1st 6.05 m i CR
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 1st 6.02 m [4]
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 1st 6.20 m i WR
World Championships Eugene, OR, USA 1st 6.21 m WR
European Championships Munich, Germany 1st 6.06 m CR
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 1st 6.10 m
2024 World Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 1st 6.05 m i
European Championships Rome, Italy 1st 6.10 m CR
Olympic Games Paris, France 1st 6.25 m WR

Source:[5][3][6]

References

  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.