mondo duplantis

He's simply the best to ever do it, proving it again with his latest world record.

"To break the world record two times in two weeks, I can't complain," said the Lafayette-born Mondo Duplantis.

He says he's ready to break it again.

Some incredible athletes have come from the Lafayette area.

Mondo Duplantis is a native of Lafayette, Louisiana. A dual citizen of Sweden and the U.S. An Olympic Gold Medalist. And the greatest pole vaulter in history.

Professional pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis is a native of Lafayette, Louisiana. Why does the Olympic Gold medalist compete for Sweden? A number of reasons.

The pole vaulter from Lafayette cleared 6.02 meters on his first attempt in the finals, and that turned out to be good enough to secure the top spot.

There is a cool opportunity for the public to see these two world-class athletes in action before they head to Tokyo.

World Athlete has named Lafayette native Mondo Duplantis "World Athlete of the Year".

The world-class pole vaulter is one of five finalists for Male Athlete of the Year, which is awarded by World Athletics.

Duplantis now holds the outdoor and indoor pole vaulting record.

Lafayette's Mondo Duplantis is once again making headlines on the world pole vaulting stage.

It was a bet he placed three years ago and now it's paying major dividends.

The Lafayette High standout set another pole vault world record over the weekend at a meet in Scotland.

Former Lafayette High track star Mondo Duplantis is breaking records at the Copernicus Cup in Poland.

Lafayette native Armand "Mondo" Duplantis, the world class pole vaulter who just finished his record setting freshmen year at LSU, is leaving school to turn pro.

While his brother Antoine was blasting a 3 run homer to lead LSU's baseball team past Arkansas, Mondo was setting a new NCAA pole vaulting record.

On Saturday at the LSU Invitational, the Tiger freshman etched his name in the LSU and NCAA record books.

On the first day of the two-day meet in Fayetteville, Arkansas on Friday, Duplantis wowed the crowd by breaking the collegiate record with a best of 19 feet, 5 inches.

A Lafayette native has garnered a major athletic award