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Mondo Duplantis finalist for Men’s ‘European Athlete of the Year’

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October 17, 2018

Duplantis joins such accomplished athletes in the Men’s “European Athlete of the Year” shortlist as Turkish sprinter Ramil Guliyev, Norwegian middle distance runner Jakob Ingebrigtsen, and French decathlete Kevin Mayer.

Mondo Duplantis celebrating at European Championships

Photo by Daniel Mitchell

An 18-year-old pole vault prodigy, Duplantis triumphed at the 2018 European Championships in Berlin, Germany, where he won the men’s pole vault competition with a world leading mark, and a new world junior record of 6.05 meters. At that European championship, Duplantis cleared three heights (5.95 meters, 6.00 meters and 6.05 meters), all on his first attempt.

This year’s “European Athlete of the Year” winners will be officially announced at the Golden Tracks award ceremony on October 26, which will take place in Lausanne, Switzerland.

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Mondo Duplantis at European Championships

Photo by Daniel Mitchell

Read More: Digital Journal covered Mondo Duplantis’ journey in pole vault in 2018.

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Written By Markos Papadatos

Markos Papadatos is Digital Journal's Editor-at-Large for Music News. Papadatos is a Greek-American journalist and educator that has authored over 20,000 original articles over the past 18 years. He has interviewed some of the biggest names in music, entertainment, lifestyle, magic, and sports. He is a 16-time "Best of Long Island" winner, where for three consecutive years (2020, 2021, and 2022), he was honored as the "Best Long Island Personality" in Arts & Entertainment, an honor that has gone to Billy Joel six times.