Mondo Duplantis wins gold: Pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis soared to new heights on Monday and actually redefined the boundaries of human risk by breaking his personal world file in pole vault on the Paris Olympics.
Swedish sensation Mondo Duplantis cleared an astonishing 6.25 meters on his third and ultimate try, solidifying his standing because the undisputed king of the occasion.
This marks the ninth time that Mondo Duplantis has shattered the world file, a streak which first began on February 8, 2020.
That is Mondo Duplantis’ second consecutive Olympic gold medal. Behind Mondo Duplantis, American Sam Kendricks claimed silver, whereas Emmanouli Karalis of Greece secured the bronze.
Remarkably, Mondo Duplantis already had his gold medal secured by leaping over 6.10m on the night time. However then he had the bar moved one centimeter greater than the world-record top. He missed his first try. Then there was a break because the 100 metres medal ceremony was to be held the place People Noah Lyles and Fred Kerley apart from Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson obtained their medals.
After lacking his second try, Mondo Duplantis nailed his third effort of the night time on the new world file top.
(Left) Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis clears the bar at 6.25m to set a brand new world file; Duplantis reacts after setting a brand new world file within the males’s pole vault ultimate on the Paris Olympics in Saint-Denis. (AP Photograph)
The Related Press reviews that whereas all the different occasions had been over, a lot of the crowd, together with the king and queen of Sweden, stayed within the enviornment, singing alongside to the French track “Alleur de Feu” — “Gentle the Hearth” — and clapping in rhythm.
Lastly, Mondo Duplantis lined up for the final attempt to cleared it, then went sprinting towards the stands to rejoice, first along with his girlfriend after which along with his dad and mom, the place an previous rival Renaud Lavillenie was additionally there.
Armand Duplantis’ world data
Full checklist of Armand Duplantis’ world and European medals:
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