August 05, (THEWILL) – Armand Duplantis, known widely as Mondo, has broken his own world record in the men’s pole vault at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The Swedish athlete cleared 6.25 metres on his third attempt, following his gold medal win earlier in the competition.
This achievement marks Duplantis’s ninth world record and cements his status as one of the most dominant athletes in the sport.
The event took place at Stade de France, where an enthusiastic crowd cheered Duplantis on with rhythmic chants of “MON-DO!” The athlete had already secured gold by clearing 6.0 metres, making him the first back-to-back Olympic champion in men’s pole vault since American Bob Richards in 1952 and 1956.
American Sam Kendricks claimed the silver medal, adding to his bronze from the 2016 Rio Olympics. Kendricks, who missed the Tokyo Games due to COVID-19 restrictions, becomes the third American to win multiple Olympic medals in pole vault, joining Richards and Bob Seagren.
Duplantis’s victory extends his remarkable winning streak to 30 out of his last 31 competitions. His most recent defeat occurred in June 2023 at a Diamond League event in Monaco, where he was hampered by a hamstring injury.
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