Armand
Duplantis

Sweden

Athletics

Swedish-American pole vaulter Armand Duplantis has been setting new standards since he was seven and has now broken the world record on a staggering 14 separate occasions.

Date of birth	10 November 1999
Place of birth	Lafayette, Louisiana, USA
Age	26
Nationality	Sweden
Career start	2015
Disciplines	Pole Vault

Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis is quite simply the greatest pole vaulter of all time. Having broken the world record height no less than 14 times to date, the Swedish-American legend has already raised the pole vaulting bar to a towering 6.30m by the age of 25.

Raised in an athletic family, Mondo's dad was a pole vaulter and his mother is a former heptathlete and volleyball player. His two older brothers also pursued sports, with Andreas previously representing Sweden in the pole vault while Antoine plays pro baseball. His younger sister Johanna is also a pole vaulter.

Armand Duplantis breaking world record, setting a new height of 6.30 metres in men's pole vault during World Athletics Championships 2025 in Tokyo, Japan, on September 15, 2025. — Duplantis celebrates breaking the world record in Tokyo (again)
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Armand Duplantis poses for a portrait in Stockholm, Sweden on August 8, 2022. — Taking a breather before another jump
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In 2023, Armand Duplantis pole vaulting at the Mondo Classics event. — Duplantis's speed on the runway translate to height in his jump
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Armand Duplantis performs during a photoshoot in Uppsala, Sweden on January 29, 2020. — He's been obsessed with pole vaulting since he was three-years-old
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Mondo had broken his own world record five times at this point

Even at a young age, Duplantis was hooked on pole vaulting

Another world record, another gold medal; all in a day's work for Duplantis

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