Trivia

Although he was born and raised in the United States, he competes for Sweden internationally as a pole vaulter.

European champion with 6.05 meters in Berlin, Germany in 2018.

Nickname Mondo means world in Italian.

American father, Greg (b. 1962) and Swedish mother, Helena born Hedlund.

Have three siblings, Andreas, Antoine and Johanna.

Grew up in Lafayette, Louisiana, USA.

Are American and Swedish citizen.

Coached by his father.

Representing Sweden since 2015 and turned pro 2019.

6.05 meters from European championships in 2018 was Swedish record.

Started jump as a four-year-old.

Father, sister, brother Andreas and Swedish grandfather compete/competed in pole vault.

Won athlete of the year and performance of the year award in Sweden in 2018.

The parents won coach of the year award in Sweden in 2018.

Studied French.

Studied one year at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge.

Have an earring.

With silver in World Championships in Doha, Qatar in October 2019, Duplantis became youngest Swedish WC-medalist ever, a few months younger than Carolina Klüft.

Youngest in history to clear 6 meters in pole vault at 18 with 6.05 meters in European Championships in Berlin, Germany in August 2018.

Have apartment in Baton Rouge that means red stick in French.

Set new stadium record in Stockholm, Sweden with 6.00 meters in August 2019.

Set world record with 6,17 meters in Torun, Poland on 8 February 2020.

Beat Renaud Lavillenie's WR from 2014 by 1 cm.

Set world record with 6,18 meters in Glasgow, Scotland on 15 February 2020.

Model for Swedish NLY MAN spring/summer campaign 2020.

Swedish champion for first time with 5,63 m in Uppsala on 16 August 2020.

Have apartment in Uppsala, Sweden.

Broke his own stadium record in Stockholm by 6.01 m on August 2020.

Beat Sergey Bubka's outdoor world record from 1994 with 6.15 m in Rome, Italy on 17 September 2020.

Won Olympic gold with 6.02 meters in Tokyo, Japan on 3 August 2021.

Broke his own world record with 6.19 meters in Belgrade, Serbia on 7 March 2022.