Mondo Duplantis concludes day five of track and field in Paris with his 9th world record and his second Olympic gold medal.
If there is one promise that legendary pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis always delivers on, it’s putting on a show. During today’s Olympic pole vault final, Duplantis soared to another world record of 6.25 meters and earned his second Olympic gold medal.
Duplantis has broken the world record nine times, and he shows no signs of stopping soon, as he is only 24 years old. After finishing his first year at LSU in 2019, Duplantis signed a professional contract with Puma. Since then, the Louisiana native has completely changed what it means to be a male pole vaulter and has become the greatest vaulter of this generation.
The men’s pole vault competition was electric from the start. Greece’s Emmanouil Karalis jumped 5.90 meters for bronze, the same height as John Enerest Obeina from the Philippines. However, Obeina placed fourth because he had more total missed attempts than Karalis.
Former American Record holder Sam Kendricks earned silver by jumping a season’s best of 5.95 meters. Kendricks is the bronze medalist from the 2016 Rio Olympic Games and is a four-time world medalist.
Duplantis’ series of jumps was interesting to watch.
