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