Mondo Duplantis: Born to Pole Vault | The Story of a Boy Who Learned to Fly

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  • Опубліковано 22 сер 2019
  • Armand "Mondo" Duplantis - European champion with a hight of 6.05 metres at just 18 years of age.
    Product of chance? Definitely not!
    Father & coach Greg Duplantis: "He was born to pole vault"
    This is the unique story of Mondo's #RoadToWeltklasse
    Weltklasse Zürich - IAAF Diamond League Final
    29. August 2019
    www.weltklassezuerich.ch
    #WeltklasseZürich #DiamondLeague #TimeToWriteTheNextChapter
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  • @97sites6
    @97sites6 4 роки тому +398

    And now he has THE world record. Amazing.

    • @tommyn3522
      @tommyn3522 4 роки тому +18

      aaand he broke it again with ROOM

    • @97sites6
      @97sites6 4 роки тому +1

      zamoo nope, not only indoors.

    • @97sites6
      @97sites6 4 роки тому +3

      zamoo hm :/ yeah i might’ve been wrong then but i heard that the rules were changed? someone said if the record was broken it’d count as both the indoor world record and outdoor world record?

    • @Djur2844
      @Djur2844 3 роки тому

      @zamoo ... Mondo broke the outdoor record in Rome by his 6,15 m. His indoor record in Polen 6,17 and 6,18 in Scotland. All of those records in 2020!

    • @pinballpsycho
      @pinballpsycho 3 роки тому

      When I pole vaulted as a kid the world record was always considered the highest outdoor jump. I have to admit I'm not sure how its viewed today, the sport has changed quite a bit, with new venues and types of events beyond traditional meets. He's surpassed both and is certainly amazing to watch. Mondo has a completely different frame from that of Bubka, one wonders how much the physics of the equipment has changed between the two eras.

  • @marcusnorell9174
    @marcusnorell9174 4 роки тому +151

    New world record twice in a week. I guess he is the highest jumper now.

  • @wat1243
    @wat1243 4 роки тому +308

    who's here after 6.17m?

    • @PjotriSweden
      @PjotriSweden 4 роки тому +68

      wat1243 6.18 m

    • @TerjeMathisen
      @TerjeMathisen 4 роки тому +17

      I have just rewatched the 6.18 jump, he had enough clearance that with the exact same jump he could have done something in the 6.20 to 6.25 range.
      Now he seems just like Sergei B in his heydays, adding one cm each time a meet organizer had a world record bonus. :-)

    • @TVTruther
      @TVTruther 4 роки тому

      Me..I just cleared it on my Box10 video game.. I am the man!

    • @markhuru
      @markhuru 4 роки тому +1

      wat1243 he easily had 8... maybe even 9

    • @camerongray7767
      @camerongray7767 4 роки тому +2

      6:19 miss with blind catch of falling bar

  • @pomerau
    @pomerau 4 роки тому +139

    Well done TODAY Mondo. 6.17 WR. I watched that first, then it was fascinating to watch this. He doesn't seem to muscularly bend the pole, but every part of him knows where the bar is and wraps around it beautifully and quickly. Muscle memory I guess and practising since a young child. I don't know a lot about field sports, but I assume this is considered equal to an outdoor WR. A new era. A new hero.

  • @colinmcmullin1154
    @colinmcmullin1154 4 роки тому +49

    Love to see kids like this who started early and still love the sport they chose!

  • @carpetclimber4027
    @carpetclimber4027 3 роки тому +17

    I really like that while pole vaulters are competitors against eachother, they are still so friendly and kind to one another. They look like a big family of pole vaulting.

  • @anyo_mations
    @anyo_mations 4 роки тому +34

    mark my words, there'll be a movie about this guy one day

    • @Jonaman1506
      @Jonaman1506 2 роки тому +2

      "Born to fly" is set to release somewhere this year

  • @jamesroose
    @jamesroose 4 роки тому +29

    6.18 today! Incredible!!!

  • @heershah5895
    @heershah5895 4 роки тому +72

    He did it! The world record is his.

  • @tommybjorling957
    @tommybjorling957 2 роки тому +2

    Arman "Mondo"Duplantis Makes people emotions, like a bird in the sky, flying to the border never reaches its height, and feels its freedom that does not seem to reach its end. Voce from Sweden.

  • @ARIZJOE
    @ARIZJOE 4 роки тому +46

    Mondo's mother coaches him also. His parents have done a great job. He is my favorite athlete. However, it will be interesting to see Americans reaction to him jumping for Sweden in Tokyo.

    • @1049berkeley
      @1049berkeley 4 роки тому +1

      Agreed, my only criticism, but way beyond that I hope he jumps higher than anyone before and I am sure he is a good person.

    • @letsdothis3332
      @letsdothis3332 4 роки тому +22

      I'm American I'm a fan but I don't care what country he vaults for. I'm just a fan of people doing what they love to do.

    • @p52457
      @p52457 4 роки тому +6

      Well, it's certainly legal because of his mom. He's already on Sweden's Olympic team whereas he would have to qualify for the USA team this summer. Now that he is a professional, my understanding is the money's better being on the Swedish team. Regardless, I really admire the whole family and wish him the very best. He makes vaulting look effortless.

    • @p52457
      @p52457 4 роки тому +4

      @kissmyaass1 Ask him and his sponsors, he's verified this publically , not me. Also his dad is an attorney and they participate in every major decision. This includes the decision to go pro after 1 yr at LSU.

    • @lyktberg1016
      @lyktberg1016 4 роки тому

      p52457 he isn’t on the Swedish team for the money.

  • @roseally9793
    @roseally9793 4 роки тому +57

    And now he’s the second in the entire world!! Congrats

    • @637x4
      @637x4 4 роки тому +37

      Now he's 1st in the worlds history

    • @ndamn1938
      @ndamn1938 4 роки тому +7

      @@637x4 In the worlds history

    • @Alex-lq4dc
      @Alex-lq4dc 4 роки тому +1

      Hampegfx he has the record but he is ranked number 2 in the world.

    • @user-tf4qz8vh8g
      @user-tf4qz8vh8g 4 роки тому +2

      @@Alex-lq4dc so who is number one ?🤔

    • @Alex-lq4dc
      @Alex-lq4dc 4 роки тому

      @lil chicken nugget
      Sam Kendricks is ranked number one.

  • @gokart1685
    @gokart1685 4 роки тому +106

    i think he will made this. He really could be the highest jumper ever

    • @Iae86
      @Iae86 4 роки тому +34

      You were right! Just did 6.17

    • @Alex-lq4dc
      @Alex-lq4dc 4 роки тому +14

      I believe he will get over 6.20 sometime...

    • @Iae86
      @Iae86 4 роки тому +12

      Haha, now it is 6.18. What is going on?!

    • @Alex-lq4dc
      @Alex-lq4dc 4 роки тому +4

      Ping Pong yeah i saw that too

    • @mydickisunbelievablysmallb8132
      @mydickisunbelievablysmallb8132 4 роки тому +8

      This comment aged like fine wine.

  • @emmetd467
    @emmetd467 4 роки тому +7

    Number one in history now fun to look back at it after that 6.17m clear

  • @mibocish
    @mibocish 4 роки тому +9

    AMAZING 6.18 such souplesse he has, love it!

  • @nellieeess
    @nellieeess 4 роки тому +5

    Actually beautiful. I teared up. He is now the best.

  • @paolangoma7047
    @paolangoma7047 2 роки тому +2

    He just won a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics. Man's a legend already

  • @kaarloholmberg1687
    @kaarloholmberg1687 4 роки тому +1

    Tack så mycket!

  • @ethanhumphreys6213
    @ethanhumphreys6213 4 роки тому +7

    In the interview this guy honestly reminds me of a real life Peter Parker

  • @NinaC
    @NinaC 2 роки тому +7

    If ever there is a biography of him, the actor should be Timothee Chamalet

    • @SkeletonCreeper03
      @SkeletonCreeper03 2 роки тому +1

      when i first saw him in tokyo 2020, i immediately thought of timothee for some reason LOL

  • @mitchlay4440
    @mitchlay4440 2 роки тому +6

    Olympic Gold medalist and world record holder now

  • @walfredodellagherardesca1739
    @walfredodellagherardesca1739 4 роки тому +19

    New world record 🌎 !!!!! 👏🏻

    • @guccibag4952
      @guccibag4952 4 роки тому +1

      Walfredo della Gherardesca 18 now

  • @danieltan2270
    @danieltan2270 Рік тому +1

    His respect for Renand is amazing. He will go far.

  • @davebrowne8042
    @davebrowne8042 4 роки тому +17

    6'18 in Scotland, made it look simple.

  • @iammituraj
    @iammituraj 2 роки тому +32

    Who's here after he missed 6.19 by a whisker in Tokyo. But surely he's gonna break it in a couple of months ;)

    • @Alchemistic88
      @Alchemistic88 2 роки тому

      He just needs to get a chance to officially try it again. I think he can do it anytime. He just got unlucky that night, angle was cms off

    • @shree3516
      @shree3516 2 роки тому

      He's done 6.5. Its a world record

  • @axelvalter
    @axelvalter 2 роки тому

    Absolutely amazing!

  • @celiagilissen9250
    @celiagilissen9250 4 роки тому +8

    I love you Mondo !!❤😁

  • @jasonj661
    @jasonj661 3 роки тому +1

    Amazing. Good for him. Seems like a good kid. I can recall being in the sport as a runner 25 years ago and knowing the name Sergei Bubka just because he was breaking heights records every meet it seemed. But this kid is 19 years old. Amazing...God bless and keeping breaking through the ceiling

  • @lexasplash3131
    @lexasplash3131 4 роки тому

    You Are cool And my idol
    Jsi jako můj brácha. Nevzdáváš se a děláš vše na maximum. Mělo by tě mít za vzor více lidí.

  • @stevealexander6035
    @stevealexander6035 4 роки тому +2

    I'm your newest fan and thanks for the memories.
    Theirs nothing like it!! I'm a 60 year old ex -pole vaulter.

    • @Defmusicman1
      @Defmusicman1 2 роки тому +1

      Same here. 62 now. Best I could do in high school and college was 14’

    • @stevealexander6035
      @stevealexander6035 2 роки тому +1

      14 feet is very good. My best was 11 feet 6 in. in the 10th grade.I changed High school after this and never pole vaulted again. I did variety letter twice in 9th grade. But even now, I've never have forgiven Jimmy Carter for pulling us out of the Olympics.

    • @Defmusicman1
      @Defmusicman1 2 роки тому

      @@stevealexander6035 my best in high school was 11 feet. In college I did 14’ in practice a couple times with an old aluminum crossbar that was bent out of shape but couldn’t do it in competition. My best jump in competition was 12’6”. It was still fun and I had a great time. Went to a meet at the US Naval Academy as a spectator and watched a bunch of guys jump 17-18 feet.

    • @stevealexander6035
      @stevealexander6035 2 роки тому +1

      We will never forget these wonderful memories and the feeling that come with it. I once received a standing ovation after clearing a height on my third a temp. I thought it was for someone else on the field. I looked
      around and back to the crowd and pointed to myself in disbelief as the crowd nodes their heads to say " Yes it for you ". I'm sure we both could tell many stories that lead us to be the people of heart that we are.

    • @Defmusicman1
      @Defmusicman1 2 роки тому

      @@stevealexander6035 Great memories indeed!

  • @rolfhenriksson4156
    @rolfhenriksson4156 3 роки тому +1

    And best of all, he is such a humble man

  • @TheApoptygma
    @TheApoptygma 4 роки тому +6

    and now he is =)

  • @anismihrshahi9186
    @anismihrshahi9186 4 роки тому +1

    Whos here after 6.18??? Just magnificent

  • @darthtagtius6579
    @darthtagtius6579 4 роки тому +7

    6.18 today! OMG

  • @charlesmartin7347
    @charlesmartin7347 4 роки тому

    This is a great story.

  • @paulwhitaker5550
    @paulwhitaker5550 4 роки тому +3

    He will hit 20' soon!

  • @guillaume5313
    @guillaume5313 4 роки тому +4

    Predicting a 6m30 jump from him before the end of his career

  • @KcityMikeThomas
    @KcityMikeThomas 4 роки тому +9

    New World Record 6.17m. He did it!

    • @stonew1927
      @stonew1927 4 роки тому +1

      He followed that up with 6.18!!!

    • @lucypagano2454
      @lucypagano2454 Рік тому

      He now did 6.21 but can jump 6.30

  • @geordiecowdroy7928
    @geordiecowdroy7928 4 роки тому

    “I definitely want to be the highest jumper ever, for sure” MISSION ACCOMPLISHED

  • @jackjohnson9449
    @jackjohnson9449 4 роки тому

    Wow, I couldn't turn it off, good luck brother.

  • @hassanrazakhan9378
    @hassanrazakhan9378 2 роки тому

    Very very amazing love him

  • @rootsikompud9469
    @rootsikompud9469 4 роки тому +4

    And now he is no 1 :) No surprise!

  • @D_5_N_
    @D_5_N_ 4 роки тому

    6.17 and now also 6.18. a legend.

  • @curiosidadesdegenis
    @curiosidadesdegenis 4 роки тому

    Amazing!!! We want 6.20! :)

  • @Jan.pettersson
    @Jan.pettersson 3 роки тому

    just watch the first 5 seconds. Now here we are... hes 20 years old and has both records indoors and outdoors...

  • @ethanchambers02
    @ethanchambers02 4 роки тому +1

    Mondo YOU ARE! YOU ARE NOW!!! :)))

  • @sitanshusaran
    @sitanshusaran 2 роки тому +1

    He holds an Olympics Gold now.

  • @chipwells1352
    @chipwells1352 4 роки тому

    I was here when he was in high school!

  • @sethsovak5757
    @sethsovak5757 4 роки тому +20

    I hope you break many World Records

  • @liberty5069
    @liberty5069 4 роки тому

    Look at Renaud Lavillene and Mondo side by side and their bodies are almost indistinguishable. It's the new standard for pole vaulting body type, unlike the muscle bound vaulters of earlier days. The new guys have a tremendous power to light body weight ratio allowing them to push a lean physique over amazing heights. Obviously, they are also great athletes. Mondo comes from a family of athletes. His father was an outstanding pole vaulter from Lafayette, Louisiana. His mother was a tremendous volleyball player from Sweden. His brother, Antoine is a baseball player who starred at Louisiana State University's top ranked college team. Mondo was also an excellent soccer and baseball player before choosing the sport he was made for. This kid has only just started with his greatness.

  • @oliviafranks932
    @oliviafranks932 4 роки тому +1

    And now has two wr chapeau

  • @amirtorhan2762
    @amirtorhan2762 4 роки тому +5

    6.18, ill come back for 6.19

  • @codyjones1098
    @codyjones1098 4 роки тому

    Love! Think about what that is. Too love something just love it.

  • @spskolklubb1131
    @spskolklubb1131 4 роки тому

    He is the best!!!

  • @dexterousdiscourses7811
    @dexterousdiscourses7811 4 роки тому

    Mondo rocks!

  • @Topenhat
    @Topenhat 4 роки тому

    6.18 now, this man is unstoppable

  • @tonynavaro4488
    @tonynavaro4488 Рік тому +1

    HE BROKE WORLD RECORD..6.21 NOW JULY 24, 2022

  • @peterlonyait4101
    @peterlonyait4101 2 роки тому

    Now he is the world super champion 💋

  • @Fara_Bale
    @Fara_Bale 2 роки тому +1

    Who's here after his 2022 Belgrade WR?

  • @CelebrityKulture
    @CelebrityKulture Рік тому +1

    Now breaks his own world record

  • @OMENASOSE-jd3nk
    @OMENASOSE-jd3nk 3 роки тому

    MY IDOL

  • @okikssss
    @okikssss 2 роки тому

    what a cool guy

  • @WORPIONS
    @WORPIONS 2 роки тому

    The Olympic gold champion 👏👏👏👏

  • @user-pp6hm7nw2k
    @user-pp6hm7nw2k 3 роки тому

    Заслуга
    Родителей
    Взростили
    Подготовили
    Молодцы

  • @OGNetwork
    @OGNetwork 2 роки тому +1

    6.20m cleared yesterday :)

  • @ljac_1314
    @ljac_1314 2 роки тому +1

    he is the greatest in the MONDO :)

  • @sTw198219
    @sTw198219 4 роки тому

    And now 6.18!

  • @layomi8505
    @layomi8505 2 роки тому

    his VOICEEEEE 😩😩😩😩😩

  • @user-steliosxara
    @user-steliosxara 4 роки тому +1

    Now 6.18 new world record.

  • @carolmaxwell5802
    @carolmaxwell5802 3 роки тому +1

    You are a handsome gifted awesome young man the king of pole vaulting in all aspects you are the Michael Jordan of pole voting in this century may you continue to strive higher and you will and God bless you my king reaching for heaven from the heart and enjoy doing it now that's called a life be brave young man stay focused and live 😔🤲👏👏👏👏👏⭐🔥💯💯💯🤲🙏🤗🤗🤗🌹🌹💜 not for you God bless you always just a small magic of manness🗣️👏

  • @rafa2980
    @rafa2980 4 роки тому +8

    who after 6.17 !?

    • @pauli6570
      @pauli6570 4 роки тому

      rafa i am here from before.......

  • @Monkey-D-Luffy
    @Monkey-D-Luffy 2 роки тому

    Wasnt expecting that voice

  • @willstuart4504
    @willstuart4504 4 роки тому

    Well , after breaking the world record 6.17 THEN Breaking his own new record to jump 6.18..😮😮
    Id say ... Mission Accomplished Mondo.👍👍

  • @parastrom9210
    @parastrom9210 4 роки тому

    😊😊😊😊😊

  • @lucavogel5234
    @lucavogel5234 4 роки тому +3

    Today the closest jump ever in Düsseldorf

    • @beernpizzalover9035
      @beernpizzalover9035 4 роки тому +3

      Luca Vogel And today he set the World Record: 6.17 meters!

  • @LarsRyeJeppesen
    @LarsRyeJeppesen 4 роки тому +7

    I didn't know Harry Potter did Pole Vault... cool stuff

  • @unpopularopinions2261
    @unpopularopinions2261 3 роки тому

    Duplantis is the best

  • @user-wt9zy2xc3y
    @user-wt9zy2xc3y 4 роки тому +5

    WR;)

  • @joemorrow8411
    @joemorrow8411 4 роки тому

    👍👍

  • @bluetickfreddy101
    @bluetickfreddy101 4 роки тому +1

    One of the toughest events
    America back on top
    Cheers

    • @stepha_lap7489
      @stepha_lap7489 4 роки тому +4

      He competes for Sweden..

    • @chipwells1352
      @chipwells1352 4 роки тому

      By way of South Louisiana.

    • @bluetickfreddy101
      @bluetickfreddy101 4 роки тому

      stepha_lap
      I stand corrected
      Interesting a born and raised American chose to represent his moms birth place.
      Oh well

    • @stepha_lap7489
      @stepha_lap7489 4 роки тому +1

      @@bluetickfreddy101 perhaps easier qualification to international events etc.? Happens quite a lot in athletics

    • @bluetickfreddy101
      @bluetickfreddy101 4 роки тому

      stepha_lap
      I’m very familiar with the practice but its usually not the best that america produces. ( potential world record at that time)
      Mostly 3rd rate athletes that can’t make the american teams and choose a much lesser competitive home country.
      That happens very often
      Anyway
      Good for him

  • @maximilienlangonier4953
    @maximilienlangonier4953 4 роки тому +10

    DONE

  • @omarmusicrun
    @omarmusicrun 4 роки тому

    Who’s here after 6.18m!!! 🙌🏻

  • @ellenmuseum
    @ellenmuseum 3 роки тому +1

    "The sky's the limit"

  • @javedzahoor150
    @javedzahoor150 2 роки тому

    Won olympics gold....fabulous he is

  • @simonedwards5564
    @simonedwards5564 3 роки тому +2

    MONDO,,,,, EVEN HIS NAME IS THE SAME AS THE WORLDS BEST ATHLETICS TRACK SURFACE,,,😀😀😀

  • @Alexboles27
    @Alexboles27 4 роки тому

    yeah

  • @Tax2Me
    @Tax2Me 4 роки тому +2

    #1.

  • @MsSwedutch
    @MsSwedutch 2 роки тому

    Well done to Olympic gold 🇯🇵🥇

  • @juanpung5747
    @juanpung5747 2 роки тому +1

    Tokyo 2020 Gold Medalist

  • @cliffordchase319
    @cliffordchase319 2 роки тому

    I ran track all through High school. Pole vault was for the CRAZIES. Very strong and brave. No kidding ,it is reallyscary. Like catching or goal tending.... but worse. This is interesting to learn that they made traing poles for him. Thats like YAMAHA guitars. They made them small fkr kids.

  • @Smaalerbedwarswet
    @Smaalerbedwarswet 2 місяці тому

    Whos here after 6.24

  • @gmnboss
    @gmnboss 4 роки тому +1

    Who's here after 6.30

  • @LarsRyeJeppesen
    @LarsRyeJeppesen 4 роки тому +1

    Bubka is cheering

  • @melissapersson8765
    @melissapersson8765 2 роки тому

    You are amasons mondo

  • @loilt5091
    @loilt5091 4 роки тому

    High Vaultage Wired!!!

  • @markhuru
    @markhuru 4 роки тому

    Is there a pole length limit? His pole is so much shorter than the bar. I vaulted when we only had thick aluminium poles.

    • @p52457
      @p52457 4 роки тому +1

      There is no limit on pole length. Never has been. His pole is 5.10 meters. His upper hand is near but not at the top. His net clearance is well over 4ft. higher than where he is holding - this is due to a composite vaulting pole. To use a longer pole requires him to grow taller or run faster. He is arguably the fastest pole vaulter in history having run a 10.56 100 meters in high school. And superior upper body strength is required too plus so much more. He's got it all.

    • @markhuru
      @markhuru 4 роки тому

      p52457 are there pole specs, can he get better poles, technology is always improving

    • @p52457
      @p52457 4 роки тому +1

      @@markhuru There are several manufactures of vaulting poles. The composites are lighter than fiberglass only and you hit the nail on the head regarding technology is improving. Women today are vaulting close to one foot higher than the best male that used the aluminum pole ( it was called Gill VaultMaster ) . Don Bragg vaulted 15-9 as I recall and he was clearly the best on a metal pole. With fiberglass and the introduction of composites it improves over 4 ft. since 1962. Look at golf clubs and fishing rods - wow have they changed. I'm not an expert on this stuff- just old.

  • @brycebarkdull1487
    @brycebarkdull1487 Рік тому

    I’m calling 6.23 in the next month

  • @floridagators4life
    @floridagators4life Місяць тому

    galen!

  • @Defmusicman1
    @Defmusicman1 2 роки тому +1

    He will do 6.25 or 6.30 in the next year or so. After that, who knows?

  • @christoph7302
    @christoph7302 4 роки тому +1

    6.18