Per Nola.com's Scott Rabalais, with his historic performance on Monday, Duplantis became the second two-time Olympic men's pole vault gold medalist, joining American Bob Richards (1952 Helsinki ...

With the crossbar raised to 6.10 meters (20 feet) Duplantis had outlasted the entire field and was left the last man standing to get the gold ... Olympic champion in men’s pole vault since ...

SAINT-DENIS, France — Mondo Duplantis thought his two qualifying leaps to start the Olympic men’s pole vault competition here Saturday morning were “nothing out of the ordinary.” ...

He captured a history-making gold medal ... to win two straight Olympic pole vault golds, joining American Bob Richards (1952 and 1956). • It is only the third time the men’s pole vault ...

Clearing 6.0 meters was enough to win the gold medal at these Paris Olympics. Advertisement He is now the first back-to-back Olympic champion in men’s pole vault since American Bob Richards ...

The gold medal in the men’s pole vault ... since American Bob Richards, who won in the 1952 Helsinki Games and the 1956 Melbourne Games. Only Duplantis and Richards have two Olympic golds ...

Russell, who zipped to Paris gold ... an Olympic Games, and she holds the American record in the triple jump. She will do the double again here and is looking for her first U.S. indoor crown. Other ...

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Duplantis, 24, was born in Lafayette, Louisiana, and went to LSU as a freshman before turning pro. His mother, Helena, is a Swedish former heptathlon athlete, while his father, Greg, is a former ...