Armand Duplantis Biography
| Achievement/Milestone | Description |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | November 10, 1999 |
| Nationality | Swedish-American |
| Pole Vault Records | – World Outdoor Record: 6.23 meters (20 ft 5+1⁄2 in) |
| – World Indoor Record: 6.22 meters (20 ft 5 in) | |
| Championships | – Olympic Champion |
| – Two-Time World Outdoor Champion (2022, 2023) | |
| – One-Time World Indoor Champion | |
| – Current European Champion | |
| – Current Diamond League Champion | |
| Medals | – Silver Medal at the 2019 World Championships |
| – Two-Time European Champion (2018, 2022) | |
| – Gold Medalist at 2022 World Indoor Championship | |
| – Gold Medalist at 2021 European Indoor Championship | |
| Youth Championships | – 2015 World Youth Championships Title (at 15 years) |
| – Third Place at the 2016 World U20 Championships | |
| – 2017 European U20 Champion | |
| – 2018 World U20 Champion | |
| Diamond League Titles | – Three-Time Diamond League Champion |
| Awards | – European and World Athletics Male Rising Star (2018) |
| – World Male Athlete of the Year (2020) | |
| – European and World Male Athlete of the Year (2022) | |
| Six-Meter Clearances | – Cleared 6 meters or higher 60 times (as of Feb 2023) |
Armand Duplantis Life and career
| Family Member | Background | Achievements/Information |
|---|---|---|
| Armand Duplantis | Born in Lafayette, Louisiana | – Professional pole vaulter – Won his first major senior title at the 2018 European Athletics Championships in Berlin – Improved his Swedish language skills over the years |
| Greg Duplantis (Father) | American, Cajun descent, former pole vaulter | – Personal best pole vault of 5.80 m (19 ft 1⁄2 in) |
| Helena Duplantis (Mother) | Swedish, former heptathlete and volleyball player | Encouraged Armand to learn Swedish and provided language lessons |
| Andreas Duplantis (Brother) | Participated in pole vaulting at youth championships | Represented Sweden at the 2009 World Youth Championships and 2012 World Junior Championships |
| Antoine Duplantis (Brother) | Took up baseball in high school | Became the career hits leader for Louisiana State University baseball team in 2019 |
| Johanna Duplantis (Sister) | Involved in sports | No specific achievements mentioned |
| Training Locations | Winters in Louisiana, Summers in Uppsala, Sweden | Adapted to provide the best training conditions |
| Language Skills | Learned Swedish as a second language | Improved fluency with Skype lessons, comfortable with full Swedish-speaking interviews |
| Jerringpriset (2020) | Most popular athlete in Sweden | Expressed relief at being accepted by the Swedish public |
| Bond to Sweden | Strong connection to Sweden and Lafayette | Chooses to divide the year between both locations |
| Early Pole Vaulting | Started pole vaulting at age three | Set age group world bests, held records in various age groups |
Armand Duplantis Achievements
Certainly, here’s a table summarizing Mondo Duplantis’ notable achievements from 2015 to 2023:
| Year | Achievements |
|---|---|
| 2015 | U18 World Champion |
| 2016 | Set age-16 world best, world indoor youth best, and national high school indoor record (5.49m) |
| 2017 | Set world indoor junior record (5.75m) |
| 2017 | Set World Junior Record (5.90m) and American junior record |
| 2018 | U20 World Champion, first European title, and first jump over 6.00m (6.05m) |
| 2019 | World Championship Silver Medalist (5.97m) |
| 2020 | Set first world record (6.17m indoors) |
| 2020 | Broke own world record (6.18m indoors) |
| 2020 | Broke outdoor world best (6.15m) |
| 2021 | Olympic Gold Medalist in Tokyo (6.02m) |
| 2021 | European Indoor Champion (6.05m) |
| 2022 | Set multiple world records, won World Indoor Championship (6.20m) |
| 2022 | Broke own outdoor world best (6.16m) |
| 2022 | Set new world record at World Athletics Championships (6.21m) |
| 2022 | European Champion (6.06m) |
| 2022 | Retained Diamond Trophy (6.07m) |
| 2023 | Broke own world record indoors (6.22m) |
| 2023 | Broke own world record outdoors (6.23m – pending confirmation) |
