Duplantis was born and raised in Lafayette, Louisiana, but competes for Sweden through his mother, who trains him with his father Greg, an ex-pole vaulter who used to compete against Bubka.

Hence Duplantis dabbled in sprinting as a youngster before settling exclusively for the pole vault “because Americans and Jamaicans are too fast”. The fact that his father Greg Duplantis was ...

Swedish pole vaulter Armand Duplantis, the Olympic champion in Paris, revealed that his "biggest dream" as a child was to break the world record at an Olympic event, and he achieved that in front ...

Swedish pole vaulter Armand Duplantis has been voted the best male athlete of 2024 in an annual poll held by the International Sports Press Association (AIPS). Armand ...

Swedish pole vaulter Armand Duplantis has been named BBC Sports Personality's World Sport Star of the Year for 2024. Duplantis - more commonly known as Mondo - is regarded as the greatest pole ...

The pole vault record holder ... 2024 Olympic Games also earned him the Achievement of the Year award. Armand Duplantis is a unique figure. Different. An athlete blessed with a magical touch ...

Jakob Ingebrigtsen obliterated the 28-year-old 3,000m world record by more than three seconds before Armand Duplantis broke his own pole vault world record at the Diamond League meeting in Silesia.