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Review: Mondo Duplantis wins the pole vault at All Star Perche in France (Includes first-hand account)

Published

February 23, 2020

Duplantis was able to clear 6.01 meters on his first attempt at the All Star Perche and he made it look very easy thanks to his major clearance. The 20-year-old Swedish pole vaulter also took three strong attempts at 6.19 meters for a new world record but was unsuccessful.

Last week, as Digital Journal reported, Duplantis improved his own world record with a clearance of 6.18 meters in Glasgow, Scotland.

Frenchman Renaud Lavillenie (the former world record holder in the sport) finished in second place with a jump of 5.94 meters, while American pole vaulter Sam Kendricks came in third place with 5.87 meters. They both failed all three attempts at 6.01 meters.

To learn more about Swedish pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis, follow him on Instagram and on Twitter.

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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.