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Review: Mondo Duplantis wins the European Championships with 6.05 meters (Includes first-hand account)

Duplantis set a new personal best, national record for Sweden, world leading mark and world junior record with 6.05 meters. Duplantis improved his previous world junior record that he set earlier this year by 12 centimeters.

Mondo Duplantis celebrating at European Championships

Mondo Duplantis celebrating at European Championships
Photo by Daniel Mitchell

Russian pole vaulter Timur Morgunov came in second place with a new personal best of six meters. Morgunov failed at all three attempts at 6.05 meters.

Frenchman and world record holder Renaud Lavillenie came in third place with 5.95 meters, where he tied his season best. This was one of the stiffest competitions in the history of the men’s pole vault, especially since all three winners jumped over 5.95 meters, and the top two pole vaulters were able to clear six meters, thus joining the elite six meter club.

Mondo Duplantis clearing the bar in the men s pole vault at the European Championships

Mondo Duplantis clearing the bar in the men’s pole vault at the European Championships
Photo by Daniel Mitchell

With 6.05 meters, Duplantis surpassed the previous world leading mark (5.96 meters) that was set by American pole vaulter Sam Kendricks at the IAAF Diamond League in Paris.

Last month, on July 14, Duplantis won the 2018 World Junior Championships with a championship record of 5.82 meters.

Markos Papadatos
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Markos Papadatos is Digital Journal's Editor-at-Large for Music News. Papadatos is a Greek-American journalist and educator that has authored over 21,000 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.

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