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JIM ENGSTER: LSU’s Greatest Athlete
The Ole War Skule has produced a candidate for best athlete of the first quarter of the Twenty-First Century. Armand Duplantis has reigned as the top pole vaulter of all time for five years and […]
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Mondo Duplantis sets world record No. 9; claims back-to-back Olympic Gold in Pole Vault
PARIS, France – Day five of track & field witnessed the greatest performance in pole vault history, and maybe even track and field history, at the Stade de France in Saint Denis. Live Results & Timetable | Watch […]
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14 LSU Track and Field Athletes Past and Present Set to Compete at 2024 Paris Olympic Games
LSU Track & Field will be well-represented at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games the next two weeks as six athletes from the 2024 team and eight former Tigers will be competing for their respective countries […]
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Reaching a new standard: Former LSU All-America pole vaulter wins third World Athletics’ World Athlete of Year
Former LSU All-American Armand “Mondo” Duplantis was named the World Athletics’ 2023 World Athlete of the Year on Monday. This is the third time Duplantis has earned this honor, tying him for second place all-time […]
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Broken record: Louisiana native Mondo Duplantis soars to record height in pole vault competition
EUGENE, Ore. – Former LSU All-American Mondo Duplantis broke the pole vault record for the seventh time in his career Sunday, clearing 6.23 meters (20 feet, 5.25 inches) in the final at the Diamond League Prefontaine […]
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Solid gold performers: Mondo Duplantis, Sha’Carri Richardson deliver stunning efforts to win World Championships
Former LSU All-American Mondo Duplantis successfully defend his title at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Duplantis, who competes for his mother’s home country of Sweden, won the third World Championship of his […]
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Simply the best: Former LSU All-American Mondo Duplantis named 2022 World Athlete of the Year
Pole vault world-record holder Mondo Duplantis, a former LSU All-American, has been named 2022 World Athlete of the Year by World Athletics, the international governing authority for track and field. Duplantis, a native of Lafayette, […]
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Former LSU pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis becomes first Tigers’ men’s track star to win Olympic individual gold in 85 years
Former LSU pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis became the first Tigers’ track and field star to win an Olympics individual gold medal since 1936 when he captured the event in the Tokyo Summer Games on Tuesday. […]
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Double world-record holder Mondo Duplantis vaults into Olympic finals
Former LSU star Mondo Duplantis, the world record-holder in both the indoor and outdoor pole vault, took care of business in the Olympic qualifying round in the Tokyo Summer Games on Friday. Duplantis, who competes […]
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And the 2020 World Athletics Male Athlete of the Year is. . .Mondo Duplantis
Former LSU pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis was named the winner of the 2020 World Athletics Male Athlete of the Year award on Saturday morning. Duplantis, who is 21 years old, becomes the youngest winner of […]