'Nobody In History Can Match Me Jump-For-Jump': Armand Duplantis Stakes His Claim As The Best In The World
With two Olympic gold medals and 11 world records to his name, the Swede DuPlantis' swagger is backed by substance.
Pole vault sensation Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis, crowned World Sportsman of the Year at the Laureus Awards, says no competitor in history could match him jump for jump.
'I don't think that there's ever been anybody in the history either that could line up with me and go jump for jump with me," the 25-year-old Swede told Olympics.com on Friday.
'I have the confidence in my abilities to where, if there's anybody going to line up on the track against me, and it comes to pole vaulting, I'm the best one out there."
'Pressure is a privilege.'Ahead of his outdoor season debut, pole vaulting star Mondo Duplantis opens up about world record expectations and finding balance through music.
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With two Olympic gold medals and 11 world records to his name, the Swede's swagger is backed by substance. His winning streak, which stretches back to July 2023, stands at 28 consecutive victories.
But even as he soars above his contemporaries, Duplantis acknowledges the towering legacy of Ukrainian Sergey Bubka – the 1988 Olympic champion who rewrote the record books 35 times – while stopping short of a direct comparison.
The record-breaker, whose last mark of 6.27 metres was set at the All Star Perche meeting in Clermont-Ferrand, France, in February, sees his extraordinary achievements as simply waypoints on his journey.
'I understand pole vaulting and I know that I'm not going to break the world record every time I compete. But I know the times when I have a good chance.
'For me, it's just a journey. It's just trying to improve myself. I like records. But I think that I'm more obsessed with just being the best version of myself," Duplantis added.
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