Armand "Mondo" Duplantis became the second teenage sensation * of the 2018 European
Athletics Championshipsin Berlin, when, on the final evening of competition he won the men's
pole vault with a height of 6.05 metres (a World under 20 record) defeating amongst others
three times champion Renaud Lavillenie. The 18 year old (son of USA vaulter Greg Duplantis: P.B.
5.80m) had already won the World under 18 and 20 titles, so his pedigree was known, but
few expected him to sail over 6.00m and then 6.05m with such confidence. The main photo
above was taken early on in the final (he even had a failure !) and the inset of Armand clearing
6.00 metres.
1.
|
Armand Duplantis |
(SWE)
|
6.05 |
World U20 Record
|
NR |
| 2. |
Timur Morgunov |
(ANA) |
6.00 |
|
PB |
| 3. |
Renaud Lavillenie |
(FRA)
|
5.95 |
|
SB |
| 4. |
Piotr Lisek |
(POL)
|
5.90 |
|
PB |
| 5. |
Pawel Wojciechowski |
(POL)
|
5.80 |
|
|
| 6. |
Konstadínos Filippídis |
(GRE)
|
5.75 |
|
SB |
| 7. |
Sondre Guttormsen |
(NOR)
|
5.75 |
|
NR |
| 8. |
Axel Chapelle |
(FRA)
|
5.65 |
|
|
* 17 year old Jakob Ingebrigtsen (Norway) winner of both the men's 1500 and 5000 metres.