Duplantis wins Lausanne Diamond League pole vault, clears 6.21m, narrowly misses world record
Mondo Duplantis won the Lausanne Diamond League pole vault at 6.21m, with Emmanouil Karalis second at 6.16m, while Duplantis failed twice at 6.32m in a bid for a new world record, and he later added a European title in Birmingham with a championship-record 6.15m. The meet also highlighted Karalis’s close duel, Marschall’s 5.91m and Lavillenie’s upset omission, underscoring Duplantis’s continued dominance and his ongoing pursuit of breaking the world mark.
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About Armand Duplantis
Armand Gustav Duplantis, nicknamed "Mondo", is a Swedish and American pole vaulter who competes for Sweden. Duplantis holds the pole vaulting world record and is the winner of nine senior global titles. He is a two-time Olympic champion, a three-time World outdoor champion and a four-time World indoor champion.
Everything about Armand Duplantis →- Occupation
- athletics competitor, pole vaulter, athlete
- Citizenship
- Sweden, United States
- Born
- November 10, 1999