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Duplantis, the Lafayette, Louisiana-born Swedish pole vaulting sensation, won Olympic gold with a jump of 6.10 meters and then became one of Paris 2024's forever athletes once the competition was ...
The men's pole vault at the 2024 Summer Olympics took place on 3 and 5 August 2024 at Stade de France. This was the 30th time that the event was contested at the Summer Olympics. Sweden's Armand Duplantis won his second consecutive Olympic gold medal, setting a world record of 6.25 metres (20 ft 6 in).
The French pole vaulter went viral on Aug. 3 after a video of one of his pole vault attempts from the Paris Olympics ... Katie Ledecky and Nick Mead Chosen as Flagbearers for 2024 Olympics ...
French pole vaulter Anthony Ammirati reacted to going viral during the 2024 Paris Olympics when it appeared his crotch interfered with his jump.. The first-time Olympian, 21, shared a TikTok video ...
In spite of its longer history, the men's Olympic event has only seen three world record marks – a clearance of 4.09 m (13 ft 5 in) by Frank Foss at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics, Władysław Kozakiewicz's vault of 5.78 m (18 ft 11 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) to win at the 1980 Moscow Olympics and Armand Duplantis' 2024 winning clearance of 6.25 m (20 ft 6 in).
For the women's pole vault event, the qualification period was between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024. 32 athletes were able to qualify for the event, with a maximum of three athletes per nation, by jumping the entry standard of 4.73 m (15 ft 6 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) or higher or by their World Athletics Ranking for this event. [7]
French athlete Anthony Ammirati was getting in his own way at the Summer 2024 Olympics.. The 21-year-old pole vaulter missed out on the chance to win an Olympic medal on Saturday, Aug. 3, after he ...
Mondo Duplantis breaks pole vault world record in gold-medal performance at Olympics; Paris Olympics Day 10: Biles closes out with her 11th career medal — a silver in floor exercise; Sweden's Armand Duplantis breaks his own world record to win gold in the Olympic pole vault, clearing 6.25 meters