Who is Armand Duplantis? Pole vault GOAT looking to break the world record for a NINTH time at Olympics 2024?
ARMAND ‘MONDO’ DUPLANTIS is as one of the biggest favourites for Olympic gold at Paris 2024.
Duplantis, 24, has taken pole vaulting by storm with a staggering EIGHT world records already in his young career.
The Swedish-American star is now set to make some more history this summer in France.
The pole vaulter is certainly one of the Olympic Games‘ biggest attractions with many already comparing him to the legendary Sergey Bubka.
In fact, the star athlete has already hit double figures for gold medals won at the youth, junior and senior world and European championships – both indoors and outdoors.
Who is Armand Duplantis?
Armand Duplantis was born on November 10, 1999 in Lafayette, Louisiana and is also known as Mondo.
Duplantis was raised by American pole vaulter father Greg Duplantis and Swedish long jumper mother Helena Hedlund.
The star athlete ultimately opted to compete for his mum’s home country of Sweden.
In 2015 at the tender age of 15, the pole vaulter won the world Under-18 title and two years later he conquered the Under-20 world record with a clearance of 5.90m.
Duplantis earned his first ever Olympics honour at Tokyo 2020 when he won the gold medal.
Armand Duplantis’ world records
Armand Duplantis is now gunning to break his ninth world record at Paris 2024.
Here is the full list of Duplantis’ world records:
- 8 February, 2020 – 6.17m
- 15 February, 2020 – 6.18m
- 7 March, 2022 – 6.19m
- 20 March, 2022 – 6.20m
- 24 July, 2022 – 6.21m
- 25 February, 2022 – 6.22m
- 17 September, 2023 – 6.23m
- 21 April, 2024 – 6.24m
Armand Duplantis’ medals
Armand Duplantis already counts a whopping eight medals across all competitions.
Here is the full breakdown of Duplantis’ stunning success:
- 2015: World Youth Champion
- 2016: World Junior bronze medallist
- 2017: European Junior Champion
- 2018: World Junior Champion & European Champion
- 2019: World Championships silver medallist
- 2021: Tokyo 2020 Olympic Champion, European Indoor Champion
- 2022: World Champion, European Champion
- 2023: World Champion