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Duplantis first tried pole vaulting as a four-year-old at the family's home in Lafayette, Louisiana, and took to the event rapidly. [17] He set his first age group world best at age seven, and his jump of 3.86 m (12 ft 8 in) as a 10-year-old surpassed the previous world bests for ages 11 and 12 as well.
Jul 31, 2024 · He started pole vaulting around age 4, in the backyard of his Lafayette home, where his dad set up a runway, pit, bar, and mat. “I was just so obsessed with it, from the very beginning,” says...
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- Mondo’s pole vaulting is a family affair. That Duplantis has reached such heady heights at such a young age should perhaps not come as a surprise to those that have been following his journey.
- Representing Sweden. During his childhood, the family often spent their summers in Sweden but that didn’t stop Duplantis from continuing to train and compete.
- Taking his career to the next level. It’s pretty clear that Duplantis has never been the dark horse or the underdog. At junior level he won the 2015 World Youth Championships, the 2017 European Junior Championships and the 2018 World Junior Championships.
- A record-breaking year. 2020 was the year that Duplantis found the final pieces to his puzzle. Right at the start of the season, on February 8 in Toruń, Poland, he cleared the remarkable height of 6.17m and broke the almost six-year-old world record held by his childhood idol Lavillenie.
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Renaud made his pole vault competition debut in 2003, at the age of 17. [1] Pole vaulting career. 2008. Lavillenie's 2008 outdoor personal best was 5.65 m, achieved on 27 June in Villeneuve-d'Ascq. His 2008 indoor personal best was 5.81 metres, achieved on 5 December in Aulnay-sous-Bois. [3]
Aug 26, 2024 · With a pole vaulting setup in the back garden of in their home in Lafayette in Louisianna, Duplantis was only three years old when he first tried his hands at the sport.
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Jul 18, 2021 · He started pole vaulting at four and set the first in a series of world age bests when he was seven (2.33m). Thirteen years and 3.84m later, he became the senior world record-holder. But the 21-year-old is not content with only flying high.
