Pole Vault Star Armand Duplantis Ready for Olympics Like No Other
3 years, 7 months ago

Pole Vault Star Armand Duplantis Ready for Olympics Like No Other

News 18  

Sweden’s world pole vault record holder Armand Duplantis can barely wait to make his “childhood dream” come true of competing in his first Olympics this summer in Tokyo, he told AFP. I try not to let the pressure break me down.” Even in a year so disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Swede established himself as one of track and field’s brightest new faces in 2020 by setting a sensational world record of 6.18m indoors before vaulting 6.15m outdoors, finally eclipsing the 1994 mark set by all-time great Sergey Bubka. “I have the opportunity now to go in there and win the Olympics, I’m going to try to make sure I make the most of that opportunity.” Parental guidance Tokyo will be an Olympics like no other, with foreign spectators already barred because of the virus restrictions and a decision still to be made on whether Japanese fans will be allowed in. “It is really good and I think it helps me out, especially the fact that they’re my coaches.” Pole vault is the most technical of disciplines, requiring sprint speed on the runway and enormous upper body strength, all combined with agility and extraordinary timing.

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Is Karsten Warholm v Armand Duplantis on TV? Start time and how to watch 100m race online tonight
4 months ago

Is Karsten Warholm v Armand Duplantis on TV? Start time and how to watch 100m race online tonight

The Independent  

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Armand Duplantis repeats Paris Olympics 2024 heroics: Entire timeline of record-breaking spree
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Armand Duplantis repeats Paris Olympics 2024 heroics: Entire timeline of record-breaking spree

Hindustan Times  

Armand Duplantis broke his own pole vault world record once again as he cleared 6.26 metres at the second attempt at the Silesia Diamond League meeting, on Sunday. He broke the world record for the 10th time in his career, surpassing the 6.25 metres he cleared after retaining his Olympic gold medal in Paris 2024. Meanwhile, Paris 2024 silver medallist …

Pole vault king Duplantis continues winning ways post-Olympics
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Pole vault king Duplantis continues winning ways post-Olympics

China Daily  

Sweden's Armand Duplantis in action as he clears 6.15m during the men's pole vault at the Diamond League at Place de la Navigation, Lausanne, Switzerland on August 21, 2024. LAUSANNE - Armand Duplantis picked up from where he left off at his world record-setting, gold medal-winning showing at the Paris Olympics by dominating the men's pole vault at the Lausanne …

Pole vault king Duplantis continues winning ways post-Olympics
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Pole vault king Duplantis continues winning ways post-Olympics

China Daily  

Sweden's Armand Duplantis in action as he clears 6.15m during the men's pole vault at the Diamond League at Place de la Navigation, Lausanne, Switzerland on August 21, 2024. LAUSANNE - Armand Duplantis picked up from where he left off at his world record-setting, gold medal-winning showing at the Paris Olympics by dominating the men's pole vault at the Lausanne …

Mondo Duplantis kisses girlfriend after breaking pole vault record in epic scene
5 months ago

Mondo Duplantis kisses girlfriend after breaking pole vault record in epic scene

The Independent  

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Paris Olympics: Gold and world record inevitable when Duplantis takes flight
5 months ago

Paris Olympics: Gold and world record inevitable when Duplantis takes flight

The Hindu  

Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis will later say he had been preparing for the moment all his life. I’d imagine I was jumping for an Olympic gold and also the World record.” Most kids have fantasies about era-defining sporting achievements. The 24-year-old will — in that order — win the Olympic gold medal, set the Olympic record and then break the World …

Armand Duplantis solidifies legacy with world record gold, cements himself alongside greats like Sergey Bubka
5 months ago

Armand Duplantis solidifies legacy with world record gold, cements himself alongside greats like Sergey Bubka

Hindustan Times  

Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis once again demonstrated his pole vaulting mastery by breaking his own world record at the 2024 Paris Olympics, clearing 6.25 meters. This new record marks the ninth time Duplantis has set a world record, surpassing his previous record of 6.24 meters set in the Xiamen Diamond League earlier in the year. Bubka's leap of six meters in …

Armand Duplantis breaks pole vault world record again to top off Olympic gold at Paris 2024
5 months ago

Armand Duplantis breaks pole vault world record again to top off Olympic gold at Paris 2024

The Independent  

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Paris 2024: Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis shatters Olympic and world record to retain Pole Vault Gold medal
5 months ago

Paris 2024: Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis shatters Olympic and world record to retain Pole Vault Gold medal

India TV News  

- that's the chant the whole Stade de France echoed with, in the wee hours of Monday night as world record holder Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis was man on a mission in men's pole vault final at the Paris Olympics. Duplantis not only retained his Gold medal but also shattered the Olympic and world record in a superhuman effort of flying …

Sweden's Duplantis sets new world record to win men's pole vault gold at Paris Games
5 months ago

Sweden's Duplantis sets new world record to win men's pole vault gold at Paris Games

China Daily  

Armand Duplantis of Sweden poses with his new world record after the men's pole vault final of Athletics at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug 5, 2024. PARIS - Sweden's Armand Duplantis broke his own world record as he successfully defended his pole vault title at the Paris Olympics on Monday. Duplantis, a two-time world champion who …

Armand “Mondo” Duplantis breaks pole vault world record in gold-medal performance at Olympics
5 months ago

Armand “Mondo” Duplantis breaks pole vault world record in gold-medal performance at Olympics

Associated Press  

SAINT-DENIS, France — The pole vaulter they call “Mondo” really can put on a show. Duplantis, the Louisiana-born 24-year-old who competes for his mother’s native Sweden, cleared 6.25 meters to break the world record for the ninth time — but the first time on his sport’s grandest stage. A night after the American sprint star electrified track with a.005-second victory …

Mondo Duplantis: Breaking down the biomechanics behind the best-ever pole vaulter
5 months ago

Mondo Duplantis: Breaking down the biomechanics behind the best-ever pole vaulter

New York Times  

You don’t get to choose your own nickname, but you do get to prove why you were given it. Men's top 10 pole vaults, all-time Athlete Height Date Meet Indoor/outdoor Duplantis 6.24m April 2024 Diamond League Outdoor Duplantis 6.23m September 2023 Diamond League Outdoor Duplantis 6.22m February 2023 All Star Perche Indoor Duplantis 6.21m July 2022 World Championships Outdoor Duplantis …

Mondo Duplantis soars to new world record, Olympic gold again: ‘He’s the fastest pole vaulter out there’
5 months ago

Mondo Duplantis soars to new world record, Olympic gold again: ‘He’s the fastest pole vaulter out there’

New York Times  

SAINT-DENIS, France — Sweden’s Armand Duplantis, pole in hand, stood on the runway staring down a bar higher than anyone’s ever cleared. He is now the first back-to-back Olympic champion in men’s pole vault since American Bob Richards, who won in the 1952 Helsinki Games and the 1956 Melbourne Games. Duplantis and Richards are the only men’s pole vaulters with …

Paris Olympics 2024: Know your athlete - Pole vaulting god Mondo Duplantis looks to reach new heights
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris Olympics 2024: Know your athlete - Pole vaulting god Mondo Duplantis looks to reach new heights

Hindustan Times  

Although he is only 24, Armand Duplantis, better known as Mondo Duplantis, is already a world champion, Olympic champion and world record holder. During the World Athletics Indoor Tour, he cleared three lower heights, before going past 6.17m in the second attempt. Pre-Paris Olympics form In March 2022, he beat his own world record by jumping 6.19m at the Belgrade …

Paris Diamond League: Duplantis misses world record but on track for Olympic title defence
6 months ago

Paris Diamond League: Duplantis misses world record but on track for Olympic title defence

The Hindu  

Olympic pole vault champion Armand Duplantis secured victory at the Paris Diamond League meet with his first attempt on Sunday and while he failed to break his own world record he said his preparations for the Paris Games are on the right track. The Swede, who broke the world record for the eighth time with a vault of 6.24 metres …

Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis misses on 3 pole vault world record attempts to conclude the Euros
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis misses on 3 pole vault world record attempts to conclude the Euros

Associated Press  

ROME — Armand Duplantis still has some work to do before extending his pole vault world record again. Duplantis has set the world record eight times, the last coming when he cleared 6.24 at the season-opening Diamond League meet in China in April. The Stadio Olimpico crowd tried to get “Mondo” going by singing “Volare” — and Duplantis came closest …

Duplantis, Lyles and Kipyegon among six named World Athlete of the Year
1 year ago

Duplantis, Lyles and Kipyegon among six named World Athlete of the Year

Hindustan Times  

Swedish pole-vaulter Armand Duplantis and American sprint star Noah Lyles were among the six who have been announced as World Athletes of the Year for 2023. World Athletics, which annually choses the best male and female athlete of the year, announced three awards in either section to reflect great performances across track, field and out of stadia events. Armand Duplantis …

World Athletics Championships 2023: Duplantis wins second straight gold in pole vault
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: Duplantis wins second straight gold in pole vault

The Hindu  

Sweden’s world record holder Armand Duplantis claimed his second consecutive world pole vault title on Saturday, but did not have a seventh world record in him on a steamy night in Budapest. The Olympic champion cleared 6.10 metres for gold and then - in what turned into the “Mondo show” - missed at three attempts to clear 6.23, which would …

World Athletics Championships 2023: Duplantis soars into world pole vault final
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: Duplantis soars into world pole vault final

The Hindu  

Sweden’s pole vault king Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis on Wednesday soared into the final at the World Athletics Championships. The world champion and world record holder finished fourth at last month’s Monaco Diamond League meet. He also improved his world record to 6.22m indoors in Clermont-Ferrand in February and he boasts the second best outdoor vault, 6.11m in Hengelo, and five …

Pole vault star Duplantis relishing competing against ‘myself’
1 year, 6 months ago

Pole vault star Duplantis relishing competing against ‘myself’

The Hindu  

Pole vault star Armand Duplantis said on Monday that he was competing with himself rather than the rest of the field as he relished his record start into the season. “I’m in the place where I want to be and I’ve liked the start so far,” the reigning Olympic and world champion said ahead of Tuesday’s Golden Spike meet in …

Armand Duplantis sets new pole vault world record in France
1 year, 10 months ago

Armand Duplantis sets new pole vault world record in France

The Hindu  

Armand Duplantis broke his own pole vault world record on Saturday, clearing 6.22 metres to add one centimetre to his previous mark at the All-Star Perche, a World Athletics Indoor Tour Silver meeting, in Clermont-Ferrand, France. After setting the new world record, Duplantis said, “When you have moments like this when the energy is so high, and you are going …

Duplantis to skip Euro indoor athletics in Turkey: association
1 year, 10 months ago

Duplantis to skip Euro indoor athletics in Turkey: association

The Hindu  

Swedish pole vault world record-holder Armand Duplantis will not defend his title at next month’s European Indoor Athletics Championships in Istanbul, the Swedish Athletics Association said. In recent weeks, relations have been strained even further following anti-Turkey protests in Sweden, including the hanging of an effigy portraying Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the burning of a Koran in front …

Mondo Duplantis to break own pole vault record in Berlin
1 year, 11 months ago

Mondo Duplantis to break own pole vault record in Berlin

The Hindu  

Swedish pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis headlines the Berlin indoor athletics meet on Friday where the 23-year-old Swede is gunning to break his own world record. “What I’m really trying to do in the indoor season is to break the world record. The reason why I’m here is to try to give myself another chance to break my own world record.” …

Duplantis ‘feels close’ to setting new pole vault record
1 year, 11 months ago

Duplantis ‘feels close’ to setting new pole vault record

The Hindu  

Sweden’s Olympic champion pole vaulter Armand Duplantis said he “feels close” to setting a new world record after opening his 2023 season with a convincing win on home soil on Thursday. The 23-year-old was only thwarted by his own world record at the Mondo Classic indoor meeting in Uppsala, failing to clear 6.22 metres and settling for a highest jump …

World Athletics Championships 2022: Armand Duplantis Bags Pole Vault Title With New World Record
2 years, 5 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2022: Armand Duplantis Bags Pole Vault Title With New World Record

News 18  

Sweden’s Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis completed his medal collection as he dominated the pole vault for world gold in a new world record on Sunday. Olympic champion Duplantis, seeking an elusive first world title, triumphed with a best of 6.21 metres, bettering by 1cm his previous best set when winning gold at the World Indoor Championships in Belgrade in March. American …

World Athletics Championship: Armand Duplantis Heads Stellar Cast in Eugene
2 years, 5 months ago

World Athletics Championship: Armand Duplantis Heads Stellar Cast in Eugene

News 18  

Fresh from setting a new outdoor record, Swedish pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis heads a stellar cast into the inaugural world championships on US soil in Eugene, Oregon, that kick off on Friday. The 400m hurdles could be the top track event in both sexes, an event in which Norway’s Karsten Warholm and American Sydney McLaughlin set stunning world records when …

Maiden US World Athletics Championships to Shed Light on Anonymous Athletes
2 years, 5 months ago

Maiden US World Athletics Championships to Shed Light on Anonymous Athletes

News 18  

Track and field stars are hoping a first world athletics championship on US soil will shine the light on athletes in a country where athletics is dwarfed by the big money sports of American football, basketball and baseball. “Most of the time walking around nobody knows who track athletes are," lamented Sandi Morris, an American pole vaulter who has won …

Diamond League: Armand Duplantis Eyes Pole Vault Outdoor Gold in Eugene
2 years, 5 months ago

Diamond League: Armand Duplantis Eyes Pole Vault Outdoor Gold in Eugene

News 18  

After sweeping all before him in recent seasons, Swedish pole vaulter Armand Duplantis arrives in Eugene seeking the one main prize that has so far eluded him in his short career – gold at the World Championships. England became the first team — men’s or women’s — to score eight goals in one game at a Euro finals#EURO2022 #England https://t.co/kKyv9SCbz6— …

Armand Duplantis Launches Outdoor Season with Eugene Diamond League Pole Vault Win
2 years, 7 months ago

Armand Duplantis Launches Outdoor Season with Eugene Diamond League Pole Vault Win

News 18  

World record-holder Armand Duplantis made a smooth if unspectacular start to his outdoor season on Friday, winning the men’s pole vault at the Eugene Diamond League with a vault of 5.91m. IPL 2022 – FULL COVERAGE | SCHEDULE | RESULTS | ORANGE CAP | PURPLE CAP | POINTS TABLE “I feel like when I go into any competition I want …

Armand Duplantis Clears 6.19m to Break His Own World Pole Vault Record
2 years, 10 months ago

Armand Duplantis Clears 6.19m to Break His Own World Pole Vault Record

News 18  

Armand Duplantis cleared the 6.19m mark, on his third attempt, to break the indoor world pole vault record, which he himself was the owner of. He broke the world record in an almost empty hall, and in a competition where he was the only top-ranked pole vaulter. In fact, the 22-year-old Swedish Olympic champion had held the record since February …

Armand Duplantis Falls Short on New Pole-vault World Record Attempt
2 years, 11 months ago

Armand Duplantis Falls Short on New Pole-vault World Record Attempt

News 18  

Sweden’s Armand Duplantis dominated an indoor pole-vault competition Wednesday winning with an effort of 6.04m but failed to improve on his own world record of 6.18m. “I’m pleased with the win but a bit annoyed at not being able to beat the record,” the 22-year-old said after the event in Uppsala. The charismatic Swede, who set the world record of …

Duplantis falls short on new pole-vault world record attempt
2 years, 11 months ago

Duplantis falls short on new pole-vault world record attempt

The Hindu  

Sweden’s Armand Duplantis dominated an indoor pole-vault competition on Wednesday, winning with an effort of 6.04m but failed to improve on his own world record of 6.18m. “I’m pleased with the win but a bit annoyed at not being able to beat the record,” the 22-year-old said after the event in Uppsala. The charismatic Swede, who set the world record …

Olympic 100m champ Lamont Marcell Jacobs wins on return, Armand Duplantis just misses world record
2 years, 11 months ago

Olympic 100m champ Lamont Marcell Jacobs wins on return, Armand Duplantis just misses world record

Firstpost  

Italian sprinter Jacobs won in a time of 6.51sec in his first appearance since stunning the sport at the Tokyo Games in August. Berlin: Olympic 100m champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs marked his long-awaited return to the track with victory in the 60m at the Berlin indoor meet on Friday, while pole vault star Armand Duplantis agonisingly missed out on breaking …

Athletics: 'I don't know my limits' - Duplantis aiming high after men's pole vault Olympic gold
3 years, 4 months ago

Athletics: 'I don't know my limits' - Duplantis aiming high after men's pole vault Olympic gold

The Hindu  

Tokyo 2020 men's pole vault champion Armand Duplantis said he does not know his limits and wants to break his own world record several times over in the near future. From a very sporting family, and influenced by his father Greg, who was a former U.S. pole vaulter, Duplantis grabbed the limelight when he twice bettered the indoor world record …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Sweden's Mondo Duplantis wins gold in men's pole vault
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Sweden's Mondo Duplantis wins gold in men's pole vault

India Today  

World record holder Mondo Duplantis of Sweden won the Olympic men's pole vault gold medal on Tuesday, soaring over 6.02 metres on his first attempt at that height. Having sealed his gold medal on a warm and humid night in Tokyo, Duplantis decided to go for another world record attempt at 6.19m, forcing the few hundred spectators at the Olympic …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Sweden's Armand Duplantis eases into pole vault final
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Sweden's Armand Duplantis eases into pole vault final

Firstpost  

Duplantis was one of 14 men to go through to Tuesday’s final after clearing 5.75 metres at the Olympic Stadium. World record-holder Armand Duplantis sailed through qualification for the men’s Olympic pole vault on Saturday — a competition missing his arch-rival Sam Kendricks, who tested positive for coronavirus. Two-time world champion Kendricks was withdrawn from the Games after his positive …

Want to do things that nobody has seen before and I've made a good start, says pole vault record holder Armand Duplantis
4 years ago

Want to do things that nobody has seen before and I've made a good start, says pole vault record holder Armand Duplantis

Firstpost  

Swedish pole vaulter and the current world record holder Armand Duplantis spoke about his 2020 in which he won gold medals at the World Athletics Indoor Tour in Torun and Glasgow but the highlight was in Rome. At the Diamond League event in Italy, he posted a world best 6.15m to break Sergey Bubka’s long standing record. I always believed …

Armand Duplantis nails 16th straight pole vault win, Elaine Thompson-Herah dominates in Doha
4 years, 3 months ago

Armand Duplantis nails 16th straight pole vault win, Elaine Thompson-Herah dominates in Doha

Firstpost  

Duplantis walked away with victory with a best vault of 5.82 metres, far off the world outdoor record of 6.15m he set in Rome last week. Doha: Sweden’s Armand Duplantis maintained his amazing form to turn the tables on world champion Sam Hendricks for a 16th consecutive victory in the men’s pole vault at Friday’s Diamond League meet in Doha. …

Armand Duplantis breaks outdoor pole vault world record - Athletics News - Sportstar
4 years, 3 months ago

Armand Duplantis breaks outdoor pole vault world record - Athletics News - Sportstar

The Hindu  

Swedish pole vaulter Armand Duplantis broke Sergey Bubka's 26-year-old outdoor world record on Thursday. Nicknamed "Mondo," Duplantis already holds the indoor world record of 6.18 meters set in Glasgow in February - but Bubka's classic outdoor mark was viewed by many as the ultimate test. He won the silver medal at last year's world championships.World champion Karsten Warholm again narrowly …

Armand Duplantis breaks pole vault world record for second time in eight days, with 6.18m effort
4 years, 10 months ago

Armand Duplantis breaks pole vault world record for second time in eight days, with 6.18m effort

Firstpost  

Armand Duplantis broke the world pole vault record on Saturday for the second time in eight days. Glasgow: Armand Duplantis broke the world pole vault record on Saturday for the second time in eight days. “This was such a great competition,” Duplantis said as he was handed a world record bonus check for $30,000. Duplantis also broke the record in …

Watch: Mondo Duplantis breaks pole vault world record with 6.17m jump
4 years, 11 months ago

Watch: Mondo Duplantis breaks pole vault world record with 6.17m jump

The Hindu  

World silver medalist Mondo Duplantis realized a lifetime dream when he broke the pole vault world record on Saturday by soaring 6.17 meters on his second attempt at a World Athletics Indoor Tour meeting in Torun in Poland. “It is completely conceivable, there is no reason why it cannot be in the long term,” Lavillenie told newspaper L'Equipe when asked …

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