Updates on Mondo Duplantis and siblings

[yankee814]

thats adorable and very good for her age!

[duppawpaw]

Latest update on the Duplantis thru July 4,2009
Andreas 15'6'' PR as 15 year old(has now turned 16 and is jumping for the mother country ,sweden,not the fatherland in the world youth games )
Antoine 10'2'' PR as 12 year old.(still in baseball playoffs for the summer)
Armand(Mondo) 10'6" PR as 9 year old ( 9 and 10 year old WR)
Johanna 5'4" PR (6 Yr old WR)
note : the combined heights of the Duplantis brothers exceed their ages. 15+12+9=36
15'6"+10'2"+10'6"=36'2".

[rainbowgirl28]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70_RJH0Q8UE

Johanna(6yrs) 5’, 5-4 and near miss 5-7. Antoine (12yrs) 9-0, 9-6 miss 10-3. Armand “Mondo” (9yrs) 9-6,10-3 and 10-6 . He missed 10-9.

[VaultPurple]

So why are the two guys bare foot? Pretty good that Mondo can set a world record bare foot.

[Robert schmitt]

mondo is amazing

[duppawpaw]

Here is a summary of Armand "Mondo' 's age WR progression to date (birthday 11/10/99):
Age 7 7'-4" 10/6/07 Old record 7'-3" Tobie Hatfield 8/69
7'-8" 10/13/07

Age 8 8'-1" 6/7/08 Old record 8'-0" Tobie Hatfield 1970
8'-6" 6/7/08
8'-7" 10/12/08
9'-1" 10/12/08
9'-6" 10/12/08

Age 9 9'-1" 10/12/08 Old record 9'-0" Tobie Hatfield 6/2/71 (Mondo was 8 )
9'-6" 10/12/08
10'-0" 3/7/09
10'-1 5/16/09
10'-2" 6 /7/09
10'-3" 7/4/09
10'-6" 7/4/09

Age 10 10'-0" 3/7/09 Old record 9'-10" Petri Peltoniemi Fin 8/14/80 ( Mondo is not yet 10)
10'-1" 5/16/09
10'-2" 6/7/09
10'-3" 7/4/09
10'-6" 7/4/09

I told you i liked numbers.

[duppawpaw]

Latest unofficial (backyard) jumps before 2010 Reno. Johanna 6'0", Mondo 11'0".

[duppawpaw]

Although those at the 2010 summit saw mondo,here is a clip of his 11'2 " jump and near 11'6" clearance. http://www.runnerspace.com/eprofile.php ... nt_id=1431

[KirkB]

Although those at the 2010 summit saw mondo,here is a clip of his 11'2 " jump and near 11'6" clearance. http://www.runnerspace.com/eprofile.php ... nt_id=1431

Well, he cleared 11-0 in practice in Sep last year ... but a 10-year-old clearing a WR 11-2 in an official meet is just SICK!

TWO thumbs up!!

How many other vaulters have ever cleared A FOOT above their age?

Kirk

[ras]

Absolutely amazing!!! Great job Mondo.

[starkey480]

How many other vaulters have ever cleared A FOOT above their age?

Kirk

corey shank i believe jumped 17 as a 16 year old

[duppawpaw]

mid-season update on Duplantis Bros.. another year where they have jump their combined ages.
Andreas 16 pr 16'0"
Antoine 13 pr 12'0"
Armand 10 pr 11'2" (12'0" in backyard .no outdoor meets yet for Mondo)
Johanna 7 no meets yet (6'0" in backyard)