Hatchertiger Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 And he is only 20 years old: Quote Mondo Duplantis Clears 6.15m in Rome to Break Outdoor Pole Vault World Record https://www.letsrun.com/news/2020/09/mondo-duplantis-clears-6-15m-in-rome-to-break-outdoor-pole-vault-world-record/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houtiger Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 I always think if I tried that, I'd end up about 4 feet under the bar, flying head first toward the crowd. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchertiger Posted September 17, 2020 Author Share Posted September 17, 2020 (edited) I pole vaulted in high school. Didn't get up quite as high as Mondo. It's not for the feint of heart. Once you get over the fear, it's all about technique. Edited September 17, 2020 by Hatchertiger 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houtiger Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 24 minutes ago, Hatchertiger said: I pole vaulted in high school. Didn't get up quite as high as Mondo. It's not for the feint of heart. Once you get over the fear, it's all about technique. That's me! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 I'd make that dude look like a successful pole vaulter. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchertiger Posted September 21, 2020 Author Share Posted September 21, 2020 Looking at Mondo's vault, he could have cleared a bit higher height. He will go down at the GOAT by the time his career ends. Wish he was going to vault for the US in the Olympics. Apparently its a money issue. He does not come from a wealthy family and apparently Sweden (his mom is Swiss) pays for just about everything. From what I understand his "plan" is to vault for Sweden and then the US in the following Olympics. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSUDad Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 Mondo Duplantis flies higher than any outdoor pole vaulter in history September 18, 2020 Ron Higgins 0 Former LSU pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis celebrates his world record pole vault clearance in Rome. Photo by Gregorio Borgia/Associated Press Former LSU pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis broke Sergey Bubka’s 26-year-old outdoor world record on Thursday, clearing 20 feet, 2.126 inches. Duplantis cleared the height of his second attempt at the Golden Gala Pietro Mennea meet in Rome, besting Bubka’s mark of 20 feet, 1.732 inches set in Sestriere, Italy in July 1994. He had taken 14 unsuccessful attempts at 20 feet, 2.126 inches across six meets in six countries over the last 35 days. “Everybody kept talking about it, it was a big chip on my shoulder and I feel I had to do it to have people stop asking me this question,” Duplantis said, according to meet organizers. “When I did it, it was more relief than joy. “It is crazy. It has been a long time coming. Coming into the season we did not know if we were able to do any competition at all. This world record is really unexpected and I am very grateful.” At the age of 20, Duplantis now owns world records indoors and outdoors. Bubka did not vault his lifetime best until age 29. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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