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Review: Mondo Duplantis advances to final at 2018 European Championships (Includes first-hand account)

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August 10, 2018

Mondo Duplantis was able to clear 5.61 meters, which was enough to advance him to the final, which will take place on Sunday, August 12, which is the last day of the European Championships. As Digital Journal reported, 18-year-old Swedish pole vaulter Duplantis is the “One to Watch” in the men’s pole vault at the 2018 European Championships.

Joining Duplantis in the men’s pole vault final include such European pole vaulters as world record holder Renaud Lavillenie (France), Piotr Lisek (Poland), Axel Chapelle (France), Pawel Wojciechowski (Poland), Adam Hague (Great Britain), Timur Morgunov (Russia).

Last month, Duplantis won the World Junior Championships, with a championship record of 5.82 meters. He also holds the world junior record in the pole vault (outdoors) with 5.93 meters.

To learn more about teen pole vault star Mondo Duplantis, follow him on Instagram.

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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 22,000 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.