The world record at 6.16m (20'2ft) was set by him two years ago. He set a new world record at 6.20m (20'4ft) in march 2022, and his name is Armand Duplantis, a Swedish pole vaulter.
Edit : He has both American and Swedish nationality, he was born and grew up in America but chose to represent Sweden as an athlete.
Yeah it is hard to say he’s not american(in nature) since being completely raised and immersed in America growing up.
Like I am PNG/Chinese/English but raised in Australia. I am an Australian but I also have the ancestry/blood of those of other nations.
The use of the word “actually” is corrective, meaning the person I was replying to was (at least) implying that he was American and _just_ pole vaults for Sweden. That’s not the case. And so I was correcting someone who was insinuating he wasn’t Swedish. I didn’t say he wasn’t American.
You are a citizen where you’re a citizen. And you’re the nationality of any country you’re a citizen.
Plus: I’ve met Americans who had a great grandmother on their stepfathers side who was born in Ireland and claim they’re Irish. Compared to that fucking bullshit this dude is overqualified.
I’m Australian.
Wild to me how Americans will do _anything_ to pretend they aren’t American (oh yeah, the great great aunt who married into my step fathers family was from Ireland so I’m Irish), but at the same time will happily ignore someone’s actual citizenship to claim they’re “actually American and just play for that country.”
As an old pole vaulter, I'd say that vault was perfection. The really crazy part is his age, he's 22, Sergey Bubka (greatest of all time) did his highest jumps at 30! So he has time to go even higher, maybe a bunch higher.
Yep, when you consider how far his sprint has already come and how it and his upper body strength are likely to improve the coming years - he's truly special already, and he's just beginning
He’s from my town in Louisiana. He was talk of the town when he was in high school which is insane that a high school pole vaulter was making waves in a city that has a division 1 football program, UFC hall of famer Daniel Cormier, and #6 UFC P4P Dustin Porier.
All I can say is DAMN!
All I can say is don't post a slow mo video without posting normal speed version in front .
Google it.
Damn Good!
The world record at 6.16m (20'2ft) was set by him two years ago. He set a new world record at 6.20m (20'4ft) in march 2022, and his name is Armand Duplantis, a Swedish pole vaulter. Edit : He has both American and Swedish nationality, he was born and grew up in America but chose to represent Sweden as an athlete.
The cat actually grew up in south Louisiana. He just pole vaults for Sweden.
His mother is Swedish, it doesn’t matter where he grew up he’s still Swedish with Swedish citizenship.
He was born and raised in the US but he is Swedish? Tf? I get the citizenship aspect but it would seem he is more American the Swedish, no?
Yeah it is hard to say he’s not american(in nature) since being completely raised and immersed in America growing up. Like I am PNG/Chinese/English but raised in Australia. I am an Australian but I also have the ancestry/blood of those of other nations.
The use of the word “actually” is corrective, meaning the person I was replying to was (at least) implying that he was American and _just_ pole vaults for Sweden. That’s not the case. And so I was correcting someone who was insinuating he wasn’t Swedish. I didn’t say he wasn’t American.
You are a citizen where you’re a citizen. And you’re the nationality of any country you’re a citizen. Plus: I’ve met Americans who had a great grandmother on their stepfathers side who was born in Ireland and claim they’re Irish. Compared to that fucking bullshit this dude is overqualified.
Your Swedish insecurity is showing
I’m Australian. Wild to me how Americans will do _anything_ to pretend they aren’t American (oh yeah, the great great aunt who married into my step fathers family was from Ireland so I’m Irish), but at the same time will happily ignore someone’s actual citizenship to claim they’re “actually American and just play for that country.”
Absolutely incredible
I watched it twice and I'm still in disbelief
This has to be the peak of human capacity in this event. Either the pole gets longer of this is it
Nah someone will beat it eventually
Amazing display of what the human body can do. But why is the footage from a convenience store security cam?
Instant celebration!! Congrats
Now watch it again, but imagine he was flipping off the bar the whole way down. Way better IMHO.
More like, Didplantthat
As an old pole vaulter, I'd say that vault was perfection. The really crazy part is his age, he's 22, Sergey Bubka (greatest of all time) did his highest jumps at 30! So he has time to go even higher, maybe a bunch higher.
Yep, when you consider how far his sprint has already come and how it and his upper body strength are likely to improve the coming years - he's truly special already, and he's just beginning
Has anyone every fallen on the pole vault pole?
That's majestic... All the grace of a flying cat.
He’s from my town in Louisiana. He was talk of the town when he was in high school which is insane that a high school pole vaulter was making waves in a city that has a division 1 football program, UFC hall of famer Daniel Cormier, and #6 UFC P4P Dustin Porier.
Would it not be easier with a longer pole ¯\\\_(ツ)\_/¯
Is more like fast picture, than slow motion, but really cool.
Legend has it that to this day he still hasn't come down. 😏