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Athletics · Pole vaulter
Mondo Duplantis
Duplantis’ competitive identity is built on precision and incremental clearance gains.
SwedenBorn 10 November 1999
Current statusSource-checked 13 October 2026 (record and title references): Armand “Mondo” Duplantis is an active Swedish pole vaulter. World Athletics lists his pole-vault personal best and world record at 6.31m, set at IFU Arena in Uppsala on 12 March 2026. This is a dated source snapshot, not a live performance counter.
The verified profile
Armand “Mondo” Duplantis represents Sweden and is a two-time Olympic pole-vault champion. Born in Louisiana, he chose Sweden for international competition and won a world under-18 title before turning 16. His 5.90m under-20 record foreshadowed Olympic golds in Tokyo and Paris. World Athletics lists his personal best and world record at 6.31m, set in Uppsala on 12 March 2026. The dated statistics retain selected earlier records as historical milestones.
Factual references: Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7How to read the player
Duplantis’s pole-vault record can be followed through a series of dated clearances—6.17m in 2020, 6.21m in 2022, 6.25m at the Paris Olympics, 6.30m at the 2025 World Championships, and 6.31m listed in March 2026. Olympic golds at Tokyo and Paris and three outdoor world titles attach competitive meaning to that progression. The evidence captures performance improvement and championship execution in the same event.
Original analysis by SportsHub4U verification deskCareer, life and public work
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Historical world record
First senior world-record clearance in Toruń.
Historical world record
World-record clearance in Eugene.
Historical world record
World-record clearance at the Eugene Diamond League final.
World record then / Olympic gold
Paris Olympic gold and a 6.25m world record on 5 August 2024. This was the record at that time; later clearances superseded it.
World record then / outdoor world gold
Won his third outdoor World Championships title with 6.30m on 15 September 2025. This dated winning mark is not his current personal best.
Personal best and current world record
Set at IFU Arena in Uppsala on 12 March 2026. World Athletics lists 6.31m as his PB and world record; record references checked 13 October 2026, not a new performance that day.
Fourth indoor title: winning mark
Won his fourth world indoor title in Toruń on 21 March 2026 with a championship record. This winning mark did not improve his 6.31m PB/world record.
Ultimate title: winning mark
Won the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship pole vault title in Budapest on 11 September 2026. His subsequent 6.32m world-record attempt was unsuccessful; 6.20m is the achieved winning mark.
Personal background
Born in Louisiana in 1999, Duplantis elected to represent Sweden internationally. His Olympic biography records a junior pathway that included the 2015 world under-18 title and the under-20 record of 5.90m in 2017.
Professional journey
Duplantis moved from junior world titles to senior medals quickly, taking World Championships silver in 2019. He broke the senior world record at 6.17m in 2020, won Olympic gold in Tokyo, and has since combined Olympic and world titles with repeated record improvements.
World Athletics’ senior progression also records the smaller steps that connect those headline marks: 6.24m in Xiamen in April 2024, 6.26m in Chorzów in August 2024, then 6.27m, 6.28m, 6.29m and 6.30m across 2025 before the 6.31m Uppsala record in March 2026. The dossier’s statistics intentionally show selected milestones rather than every world-record clearance, so each mark should be read with its date and competition setting.
Championship titles and record distinctions
Title sources checked 13 October 2026: Duplantis has two Olympic gold medals (Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024), three outdoor World Championships titles, four World Indoor Championships titles and the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship title. These are distinct competitions, not interchangeable world-title counts.
In Toruń on 21 March 2026 he won his fourth world indoor title with a 6.25m championship record. In Budapest on 11 September 2026, 6.20m won the Ultimate title. Those championship-winning marks are not his 6.31m personal best/world record, set in Uppsala on 12 March 2026. His Paris 2024 clearance of 6.25m was a world record at that time; later records superseded it.
Playing style
Duplantis’ competitive identity is built on precision and incremental clearance gains. His official record progression shows methodical one-centimetre improvements across indoor and outdoor settings, while the Olympic profile traces an early technical influence from Renaud Lavillenie. The result is a vaulting approach that sustains high-clearance attempts after the title has been secured.
Setbacks and comebacks
A World Championships silver in 2019 preceded the global competition disruption of 2020. Rather than interrupting his rise, that period opened with the 6.17m world record, and the Olympic profile records his Tokyo 2020 gold at 6.02m.
Post-playing work
As of 2026-09-17, Duplantis remains an active athlete. No verified post-playing role is included.
Public ventures and foundations
No verified public venture included
Career timeline
Selected verified milestones
- World U18 title
Won the world under-18 pole-vault title.
Olympics.com - Under-20 world record
Cleared 5.90m for the under-20 world record.
Olympics.com - First senior world record
Cleared 6.17m in Toruń.
World Athletics - First Olympic gold
Won Tokyo 2020 Olympic pole-vault gold with 6.02m.
Olympics.com - Paris Olympic record
Retained Olympic gold with a 6.25m world record.
World Athletics - 6.31m personal best and world record
Set 6.31m at IFU Arena in Uppsala on 12 March 2026. This remains the PB/world record listed by World Athletics at the 13 October 2026 source check.
World Athletics - Fourth world indoor title
Won in Toruń with a 6.25m championship record, a winning mark below his 6.31m PB/world record.
World Athletics - Ultimate Championship gold
Won in Budapest with 6.20m. His 6.32m world-record attempt was unsuccessful, so it is not an achieved clearance or a new PB.
World Athletics
Achievement index
Source-linked reference points
World under-18 champion
Won the world under-18 title before his 16th birthday.
Olympic pole-vault champion
Won Tokyo 2020 Olympic gold with 6.02m.
First outdoor world title
Won the 2022 World Championships title in Eugene with a 6.21m world record.
Olympic title retained with world record
Won Paris 2024 Olympic gold and cleared 6.25m for a world record.
Third outdoor World Championships title
Won Tokyo 2025 with a 6.30m world record. This was his third outdoor World Championships title, separate from indoor and Ultimate titles.
Fourth World Indoor Championships title
Won the Toruń final with a 6.25m championship record on 21 March 2026. This is an indoor championship title and winning mark, not a new personal best/world record.
Inaugural Ultimate Championship title
Won the pole vault title in Budapest with 6.20m on 11 September 2026. The Ultimate title is distinct from Olympic, outdoor World and World Indoor Championships titles.
Sources and method
What supports this profile
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- 01World Athletics
Duplantis breaks world pole vault record with 6.30m in Tokyo
Accessed 2026-09-17 - 02Olympics.com
Athletics: All track and field world records at a glance
Accessed 2026-09-17 - 03World Athletics
Armand DUPLANTIS | Profile
Accessed 2026-10-13 - 04Olympics.com
Armand Duplantis | News, Videos, Results
Accessed 2026-10-13 - 05World Athletics
World Record Progression of Pole Vault
Accessed 2026-10-13 - 06World Athletics
Duplantis soars to 6.25m championship record to win fourth world indoor pole vault title
Accessed 2026-10-13 - 07World Athletics
Duplantis remains pole vault king with Ultimate win in Budapest
Accessed 2026-10-13