In college, Richards tied for the national collegiate pole vault title, and he continued adding to his victories with 20 Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) wins. Duplantis competes and sets a new world record in the men's pole vault at the All Star Perche 2023 event in Clermont-Ferrand, France. Duplantis, 23, said: When you have moments like this, when the energy is so high, and youre going down there for the record, it feels like levitating, it feels like my body never even touched the ground the whole jump. The anchors of the 4x100 relay turn the final corner during the combined boys and girls Intercity Track and Field Meet Tuesday at Bloomington High School. Revivez le @AllStarPerche en sur https://t.co/xgXE6U6Tof pic.twitter.com/ihgsZ81aoh. U High's Karianna Merriweather, right, just beats Bloomington's Makyah Phillips in the 4x100 relay during the combined boys and girls Intercity Track and Field Meet Tuesday at Bloomington High School. Whitaker cleared 15 feet to set an Illinois Elementary School Association record during the state meet in Maywhile competing for Corpus Christi Catholic School. (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Another world record! Fellow Louisianan Devin King broke the national indoor standard in 2014, then Paulo Benavides andDeakin Volz exchanged it several times last winter before Volz, now a freshman at Virginia Tech, settled at 17-11.25. You found a cool spot and now that you found it, now what? ), I think today hes fully embraced, said Lisa Gunnarsson, 21, a native of Stockholm and one of Duplantiss training partners. Please subscribe to keep reading. Bob Richards, byname of Robert Eugene Richards, (born February 20, 1926, Champaign, Illinois, U.S.died February 26, 2023, Waco, Texas), American athlete, the first pole-vaulter to win two Olympic gold medals. outdoor championships. Well since you found this spot, shoot us a note and let us know and we will showcase you and your pole vaulting. That broke the previous world mark for 14-year-olds of 16-1 set by Sasha Zhoya of France in 2017. Mondo Duplantis broke the men's pole vault world record for a sixth time by clearing 6.22 meters at an indoor meet in France on Saturday. Armand "Mondo" Duplantis is rapidly rewriting the pole-vaulting record books. The pressure doesnt really feel the same anymore to me. Related organizations Did you encounter any technical issues? There was also some public hesitancy to accept him because two other high-profile athletes who became naturalized Swedes Ludmila Engquist, the 1996 Olympic womens 100-meter hurdling champion who was born in Russia, and Adeba Aregawi, the 2013 world champion in the womens 1,500 meters who was born in Ethiopia became involved in doping scandals. Follow him on Twitter: @Pg_Benson, "It's pretty impressive. MileSplit United States Editor: 8:46 AM EST, Sun February 26, 2023. 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Even amateur gym-goers can maximise the benefits of exercise for their fitness and health by getting enough good sleep each night, While Florida decided to remove the four questions about the athletes' menstrual cycles from their student forms, many states still ask similar questions of their female athletes before they participate in the sport. The country has plenty of indoor and outdoor facilities, and good coaches. Firstpost - All Rights Reserved. From discus throwing to hurdles and high jumps, learn about track and field strategies, competitions, and training. Four area individuals and a relay took home first-place finishes in the Boys State Track and Field Meet at Charleston. High School Pole Vault Records I prefer Track and Field News' standards of eligibility. The Swedish citizen also holds the age group world records for 7-, 8-, 9-, 10-,11-, and 12- year olds. Theres something about it that just feels overwhelming right now, and I really think its because Renaud means so much to me, hes meant so much to me since I first started, hes been my biggest inspiration, biggest idol. Contact Jim Benson at (309) 820-3404. Leah Pasqualetti breaks the girls high school pole vault all time record with a clearance of 14'8.25 in Suncity, CA at the Vaulter Magazine Stars and Stripes Big Red Barn Meet 2020. TOKYO Mondo Duplantis was a high school freshman when his life changed. He also has big goals. Pole Vault Records A collection of every kind of pole vault record I can find. (Yes, that's the right number of zeros.) Whitaker is taking a break from vaulting until October when he will head back into The Den at the Flying Dragons Club to get ready for some national winter indoor competitions. Armand Duplantis of Sweden set a new world pole vault record of 6.22 metres at an indoor meeting in France on Saturday. Armand Duplantis of Sweden set a new world pole vault record of 6.22 metres at an indoor meeting in France on Saturday. Print; Copy article link; Save; More From NEWSChannel 2 Olympics. . UCT Online High School Creates The ConnectED Mobile App for Parents. Normal West's Aiden Swanlund finishes in the 4x800 relay during the combined boys and girls Intercity Track and Field Meet Tuesday at Bloomington High School. We have also appended a section noting the best marks made in high school-only competition. The same is true of Olympic, World, and U.S. Champion Allyson Felix's 400 meters lifetime best of 49.26. He really motivated me, made me believe that I could break the world record. A short version of eligibility for this list: Athletes must be under the age of 20, have not started college, records can be set Over the course of the next two years, he went onto break his own record four more times before Saturdays momentous achievement. It was the sixth time that Duplantis has broken the world record. Sergey Bubka - 6.11m. Due to the high number of submission received, no action will be taken on undocumented information. He worked hard for it.". Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. The Olympia Capital (WA) High School junior, who set national class outdoor freshman and . "I've already had college coaches from across the country contact me about him," said Cockerham. Whitaker cleared 15-3 and "it went from there," said Cockerham. International Records National Records American Records Collegiate Records High School Records - American High School Records Age Group Records - American Youth Age Records Links Track and Field Statistics Terms of Use The world record is held by Armand Duplantis, an American-born Swedish athlete known as Mondo, who on Feb. 25 vaulted 20 feet 4 inches. He bettered the record set when clearing 6.21m at last year's World Athletics Championships in Oregon. More Olympics than him, more world championships.. Over the weekend, he set a new world record in the sport by clearing a pole placed one centimeter higher than his previous best jump. Notas ex Berita says she left the country because he was abusive. Choosing a vaulting pole Here Are The Preliminary Lists, The Top 25 Performances From The Past Week (Indoors/Out), WATCH: Check Out This Wild Finish In The VHSL Class 6 300m, National Boys Performer Of The Week (2/20-2/26), Connor Burns Becomes Fifth-High Schooler To Go Sub-4 Indoors, Cookie Preferences / Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Stay informed daily on the latest news and advice on COVID-19 from the editors at U.S. News & World Report. Phone: (309) 663-6377 Fax: (309) 663-7479 2715 McGraw Drive Bloomington, IL 61704-6011 Map & directions : Office Hours Monday-Friday, 8:00 am-4:15 pm (closed Fridays in summer) Illinois Elementary School Association National Federation of State High School Associations. There was a problem saving your notification. Sjoberg, who regularly traveled with Swedish vaulters during his career, said they could be finicky. (Survival Swedish, is how Duplantis described his level of proficiency.). The pole vault has been included as a men's event in all Olympics since the Athens Games in1896, while the women's event did not feature until 104 years later at the Sydney Olympics in 2000. Duplantis, the 2015 IAAF World Youth Champion (as pictured above), now holds the Age 16 World Record in the event. appreciated. But he's endeared himself to Sweden (his mother's home country) by buying into its culture. He passed at 5.81m and managed 5.91m on his second try before winning the competition by clearing 6.01m on his first attempt before having the bar raised to the record height. It sounded like a pretty good offer., Duplantis has since emerged as one of Swedens most beloved athletes, endearing himself to a once-skeptical public by speaking Swedish in interviews, driving Swedish cars, buying a place to live in Sweden during the summer and dating a Swedish model, Desir Inglander. "He deserves it. After knocking the bar in his first two attempts at the height, the 23-year-old Olympic champion cleared the mark with room to spare on the third try, letting out a cheer as . Duplantis broke Renaud Lavillenie's world record of 6.16m, set in 2014, when jumping 6.17m in February 2020. Duplantis already holds the world record in pole vault and is considered a favorite to win gold in Tokyo. After knocking the bar in his first two attempts at the height, the 23-year-old Olympic champion cleared the mark with room to spare on the third try, letting out a cheer as the crowd went into a frenzy of celebration. The twist was that the coach was from the Swedish Athletics Association. Ive proved a lot the past few years, the past two years especially, and I know what kind of jumper I am, what I am capable of. Mondo 5.50m 18,0.5 @mondohoss600 @polevaultpower @milesplit @MileSplitLA pic.twitter.com/Y1ncsYFrFf. Phnomnal ! Armand Duplantis est sur le toit du monde Clermont-Ferrand en slevant 6,22 m ! Normal Community long jumper Chris Taylor soars off the line during the combined boys and girls Intercity Track and Field Meet Tuesday at Bloomington High School. Nearby, the freshman's brother was asked about what it's like living with a 14-year-old world-record holder. . He passed at 5.81m and managed 5.91m on his second try before winning the competition by clearing 6.01m on his first attempt before having the bar raised to the record height. Address: Regus Business Centre 1st Floor, Block B, North Park, Black River Park, 2 Fir Street, Observatory, Cape Town, 7925, South Africa Postal: Blue Sky Publications (Pty) Ltd T/A TheSouthAfrican, PO Box 44354, Claremont, 7735, South Africa, United Kingdom Blue Sky Publications Ltd Company Registration Number: 04683692. Alex Sohn of Normal Community launches the shot put during the combined boys and girls Intercity Track and Field Meet Tuesday at Bloomington High School. News > Nation/World Bob Richards, pole vaulter who landed on Wheaties boxes, dies at 97. "It was kind of a surprise, but I was looking to get it going into the meet," said Whitaker. Updated Date: FOR THE LATEST ATHLETICS NEWS VISIT THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEBSITE. For months, Amanda Moll had been trying to find her rhythm in the pole vault. South Africa Blue Sky Publications (Pty) Ltd T/A TheSouthAfrican Number: 2005/028472/07. If I say I pole-vault, people say, Oh, yes, Mondo Duplantis.. Christopher Nilsen of the U.S. was a distant second at 19-5. Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a bar.Pole jumping competitions were known to the Mycenaean Greeks, Minoan Greeks and Celts [citation needed].It has been a full medal event at the Olympic Games since 1896 for men and since 2000 for women. Ukrainian pole vault legend Sergey Bubka was the first man to surpass the six meter mark when he did so in 1985. But there was some suspicion and lack of understanding at first about Mondos motivation for competing for Sweden, Karlsson said. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. He set the previous record on his way to winning gold at the World Championships in Eugene, Oregon, in July. 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