Mondo Duplantis wins pole vault and 100M (10.57) at Regionals

Lafayette High's Mondo Duplantis wins pole vault and 100M (10.57) at Regionals in Alexandria. He now has qualified for the State Meet in both events and continues to register eye-popping times in the 100M

[@ARIZJOE]

Man, no wonder Mondo generates such power on the pole vault runway.

[@sveneriksson4405]

He gonna race whit Carsten Warholm after OS in 100 meters, mabi in Norway.

[@sundromos9456]

What an athlete, in the physical sense. I'd have been interested in seeing him do a 200m, the way he came on so strong as the race developed. He was always going to be a pole vaulter, but my gosh he's got some powerful bounce and acceleration once in full stride. I bet he's got a pretty good standing vertical leap.

[@timn4481]

Man your parents gambled on you being athletic with the pole vault.... and they nailed it! 10.57 is absolutely quick enough for a PV WR. I hope you realise how genetically blessed you are and make the most of it.

[@sorrym8421]

Nah, they didn't gamble, they instiled a great level of athleticism and that paid off. All of his siblings are world class athletes in their own sport.

[@ChrisM-dx8up]

Both of his parents are world class athletes

[@grantsherman2001]

U called it!!!! 6.17 WR holder!!

[@willstuart4504]

Nice call mate.!!👍👍 And incredibly , Mondo bested his own WR with an insane 6.18..?!?!😮

[@dekockemil]

Grant Sherman, no, 6.18 meters the new record.

[@broncokonco]

Love seeing speculation from 6 years ago in the comments given how things have turned out for his career. So far!

[@anyo_mations]

True true

[@dukepv]

Did he just 3 step 15 ft mondo is insane

[@hertz688]

Ha, yes, indeed he did. I had to replay that.

[@cajun5150]

in tennis shoes......

[@user-kd4mi8xb7p]

I was just about to comment this. Not only was it 15 feet. It was clean and he still had space from the bar!

[@tomhughes2397]

In Nike Zoom Fly's

[@nathanrehder2918]

I’ve watched that like 30 times, I can’t even think about how that’s even possible. What pole could you even use for that, kid will be the best ever...

[@tombryant52jumpscoach]

This split second between pushing the pole and pulling the pole and rotating his hips upward is beautiful. Wow what fun to watch. Really great video by the way.

[@bob_o_baby826]

This guy has a bright future

[@jamesby]

easy tiger, don't be so sure 🙂

[@cajun5150]

Has an excellent shot at the 100m.

[@brycebarkdull1487]

Coming back to this after I hit 15 feet from a 3 step makes this seem even more impressive. Damn is it hard to get that much height from that short of a run

[@jakewilliams5744]

Yeah ok this guy is an athletic freak of nature

[@Jescide]

Really hoping he doesn't fall off because he has true potential for many events.

[@sorrym8421]

He hasn't fallen off. He's going to get that work record. His 6.05m vault was enough for that record.

[@SwagDawg]

Jayden just got it twixe

[@brandonreaves9424]

Here to confirm he broke the world record

[@theodoroslapikof7359]

Here to confirm he's an olympic champion

[@SOPROBRO]

Here to confirm he broke the WR again

[@gomogabs4504]

who came here after the Brussels diamond league press conference??🙃

[@Pumpxkin]

Me.

[@allws9683]

yup..

[@JL-rv9lm]

Any former high school pole vaulter is amazed that he could use a 6 step approach and clear it with ease. I think non vaulters are amazed, too.

[@kazirayyan6811]

These comments aged well 🏅🏅🏅

[@bluetickfreddy101]

Humble

[@thesoccertrotter1]

He's got good speed, he should stick with pole vault though, I feel if he specialized he could get a world record

[@nc8186]

Lmfao

[@davenaranjo7686]

World record holder now!

[@barit2142]

0:38 black guuuuh.....

[@anyo_mations]

He trying 😭😭

[@bullridingdipper4385]

Good job

[@EddieStyle]

Amazing kid

[@regolith1350]

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say the kid's got some potential.

[@sveneriksson4405]

Now he take WR in pole 6.20 Its crazy

[@holomurphy22]

6.21 now

[@sveneriksson4405]

@@holomurphy22 I kvow

[@Ancient1341]

6.30 now

[@regolith1350]

6.24 now

[@thejaygod196]

Aye he ran at my school

[@hrundgren4352]

It is interesting to see how fast he was 5 years ago. It does him good for the Pole Vault, for sure. 6.23. I wonder what his true limit is.

[@timn4481]

we wont see his true limit. he'll keep +1 ing the WR. He was sailing over 6.20 even 2 years ago..suggesting 6.35m+. he could probably jump 6.40 but by the time his WR is into the 6.30s, he'll be his late 20s or even early 30s and his best years behind him. might still nudge it a bit higher but we wont see his best. if only they p[aid financial rewards 'per cm above WR'

[@andreslosada559]

Did he just 3 step a gold medal??

[@bullridingdipper4385]

I run the 800m

[@alexislenard896]

you are crazy

[@user-fj6ms4vr6s]

Amazing young man. He could also become a world class sprinter. A coaches dream athlete.

[@Runfastgo]

Yeah..he's gonna beat a 36 year old shelly

[@darrenbest3023]

Easily

[@SenseiEli]

Under 12 sec is for very athletic people... Under 11 sec very gifted and athletic... Under 10 super human... I used to do 13... I was not that fast.

[@holomurphy22]

I ran 12.66 before really going through puberty and some people my age (14) ran 11.50 at local events. I only won one race and it was not the final, which I lost by quite a margin. 12 is probably a quite usual time for a 20 yo guy who really invest in a sport. Definitely athletic compared to general population though. 11.5 is quite fast but nothing that special for someone who trains (I believe one third of male that trains consistently can achieve it, the other 2 third will not even if training. Just a guess though). 11 is fast and decently gifted. Id say one in 15 male that trains. 10.5 is very gifted 10 is world class so utterly gifted. It's a bit more than 100 people in the world. 9.5 is Usain Bolt class so one in many thousands, maybe one in hundred thousand? Not one in a billion due to sprinting not beign that popular (except in Jamaica where it is quite popular)

[@SenseiEli]

@@holomurphy22 I don't have my peak performance I used to long jump 5.60 meters when I was 14 ... I jumped of place no run 2.85 meters at 18 years old.. But running under 12 sec you need to be gifted! If you don't have it it will never happen! Under 11 Super gifted! under 10 very rare! If you take 1000 random young men aged 15-25 how many of them will go under? 12 Seconds? I guess in average 1 or less ! that is a gifted person! Think about the best student within 1000 people he is gifted! Under 11 from general population I guess we are talking about less than 1 in 10,000,000. And under 10? 1 in a 1,000,000,000 !!!! Who are able to do it today. (And lets face it some of them use what ever is needed) so? Israel Champions finish in about 10.5 Sec so we are a nation of more than 9,000,000 no one went ever under 10! 70 years not even one! So yes Africans are faster... But they are not a big part of the worlds population.

[@holomurphy22]

@@SenseiEli I went from consistent 14.4 to 12.66 (electric record, normal wind) in a year. I didnt get my full puberty in this year, I was still quite tiny. So one can indeed improve to a good extent (I trained hard, a bit too hard because I then got injured and quit) Imo your stats are somewhat true if you pick random people but not trained one. Under 10 sec there have been ~100 people so its not 1 in billion even including people who dont train and women and children

[@SenseiEli]

@@holomurphy22 You were a good sprinter. Not top level. But you could be one of the 10 fastest at my high school when I was young.

[@ariapplefarm]

@@SenseiEli I think if any person trained their whole life jus to run the 100m they can break 12 I ran a 11.9 as a freshman and I don’t consider myself fast at all but breaking 11 is a different story, hell at a meet I had to run 15-16 and a dude was running a 10.5 😂

[@RGatGala]

He grew up in America?!?!

[@dr.p.withdgospel]

Why does he compete for Sweden

[@hanslindgren954]

His mother is from Sweden. He avoids the US Olympic trials where a bad day or a minor injury can make you miss the Olympics.

[@Jesse_kang]

처음부터 오빠가 눈에 들어왔었어! 이 동영상을 보는 순간, 오빠는 제일 첫 순서로 결승선을 통과했었지. 내심 놀랐어. 오빠가 달리기에서 우승했을 때 다른 쟁쟁한 경쟁자들을 그렇듯 쉽게 이길 수 있다는 것에 대해서 말이지. 아무튼 내가 하고 싶었던 말은 오빠가 출발선에서부터 우승할 때까지 나는 오빠만 내 눈에 들어왔다는 거야 그것이 제일 중요하다는 거야. 그리고 이것이 지금 나의 결론이야. 이름 모를 오빠지만 그것도 나보다 어린 오빠지만 나는 당신에게 호감을 가졌어. 당신의 야생마같은 허벅지, 그리고 둔부는 내 정신을 쏙 빼놓기에 충분했지, 하지만 한편으로는 고마워. 오빠 덕분에 회의감을 가졌던 나의 글쓰기에 약간이나마 자신감을 되찾고, 창작욕구가 생겼으니까. 오빠의 이름은 몬도 듀플란티스! 오빠의 이름을 기억하고 갈게. 오빠도 먼 훗날에 내 이름 석자를 기억하게 될 거야. 왜냐하면 내가 그렇게 만들 예정이거든. 그러니까 기대해줘. 오빠. 오빠에게 보내는 나의 극찬과 예찬의 메시지! 오빠의 첫 순서가 될 수 있도록 노력해볼게. 그러면 글이 길어졌으니 나는 이만 줄이도록 할게. 그럼 안녕!

[@mikekinsella2822]

3 lefts 15 feet ok I,m done.

[@pato20995]

Ridiculous that this dude jumps for Sweden.

[@Thomas-gz4ky]

He’s a child her and he would beat Shelly Ann .

[@wasteofoxygen2198]

Almost as fast as most women sprinters

[@jamestxi]

No he's faster than just about every current female sprinter

[@timn4481]

not just about... absolutely is. And as a poster put up before, he could find 0.1-0.2 with arm action improvement. Jonathan Edwards who is the TJ WR holder ran a 10.3-10.4 100m. Renaid Lavillenie's 100m PB is 11.04s and Bubka's 100m was reportedly sub 10.5s.

[@wayneegli8379]

All-time best for women is 10.49(wind), 10.61(?) without wind assist. Mondo is 10.60 when wind corrected. Also Bubka was 10.2-10.3 (claimed, no evidence), this could also be hand-timed which is 10.5 FAT.

[@randyevermore9323]

@@timn4481 I heard 10.2 for Bubka. His was originally a pure sprinter.

[@Alchemistic88]

The current women's Olympic record is 10.61. This run would be the second fastest female 100m in history. So no he's faster than every current female sprinter on Earth, as a non-sprinter. Flo Jo is the only person who has run faster and her world records have stood for over 30 years.

[@Thomas-gz4ky]

Shelly Ann would have come out 2nd or 3rd In that meet.