Armand Gustav “Mondo” Duplantis is a Swedish-American pole vaulter and the current world record holder with a height of 6.21 metres and the current Olympic champion and World champion.
He was born on November 10, 1999, in Lafayette, Louisiana, United States.
Duplantis won gold as a 15-year-old in the boys’ pole vault at the 2015 World Youth Championships and holds a number of age group world bests.
Armand won the gold medal at the 2018 European Championships with a height of 6.05 metres (19 ft 10 in) (a new under-20s world record), and the silver medal at the 2019 World Championships.
Duplantis has also won the 2020 Diamond League and the 2021 European Indoor Championships, setting Championship Bests at both.
He won the gold medal at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo in 2021. He became world champion at the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships, and later also world champion at the 2022 World Athletics Championship.
In 2020, Duplantis was voted World Athletics Male Athlete of the Year.
On July 24, the 22-year-old Swedish Olympic athlete broke his own world record yet again, at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene by recording a jump of 6.21 m (20 ft 4+1⁄2 in).
Who Is Armand Duplantis’ Father Greg Duplantis?
Greg Duplantis is the father of Swedish Olympic athlete, Armand Duplantis.
Greg Duplantis Wikipedia, Olympics
Greg Duplantis is a former pole vaulter with a personal best of 5.80 m (19 ft 1⁄2 in).
Greg Duplantis Nationality
He is an American.
Greg Duplantis Ethnicity
He is of Cajun descent.
Greg Duplantis Coach
He is not just the father of Armand, but he is also a coach who has been coaching his son together with his wife Helena Duplantis.
Greg Duplantis Height
No details about his height.
Greg Duplantis Age
No details about his age.
Greg Duplantis Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $500,000.
Greg Duplantis Wife
He is married to Helena Duplantis, a former Swedish heptathlete and volleyball player.
Armand Duplantis, Johanna Duplantis, Antoine Duplantis, and Andreas Duplantis are the four children of the couple.
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