Duplantis World Records Quiz: Raising the Bar a Centimetre

This duplantis world records quiz looks up at a bar raised one centimetre at a time. Play 10 interactive questions on Mondo's first world record of 6.17 m in 2020, breaking Renaud Lavillenie's mark, 6.25 m to win gold in Paris, why he raises the bar by just one centimetre, Sergey Bubka's 35 world records, his Louisiana upbringing and competing for Sweden.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Nick
What is Armand Duplantis's nickname?
Country
Which country does Duplantis represent?
Born
Where did Duplantis grow up?
First
What height was his first world record in 2020?
Lav
Whose world record did he break in 2020?
Paris
Which height won him gold in Paris with a world record?
Cm
By how much does Duplantis usually raise the world record?
Bubka
How many world records did Sergey Bubka set?
Golds
Which Olympics did Duplantis win gold at?
Father
What sport did his father Greg compete in?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: What is Armand Duplantis's nickname?
Answer: Mondo
Widely used.
Q2: Which country does Duplantis represent?
Answer: Sweden
His mother's homeland.
Q3: Where did Duplantis grow up?
Answer: Lafayette, Louisiana
In the United States.
Q4: What height was his first world record in 2020?
Answer: 6.17 m
Indoors in Poland.
Q5: Whose world record did he break in 2020?
Answer: Renaud Lavillenie
A French vaulter.
Q6: Which height won him gold in Paris with a world record?
Answer: 6.25 m
In front of a huge crowd.
Q7: By how much does Duplantis usually raise the world record?
Answer: One centimetre
Each improvement counts.
Q8: How many world records did Sergey Bubka set?
Answer: 35
Indoors and outdoors.
Q9: Which Olympics did Duplantis win gold at?
Answer: Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024
Back-to-back.
Q10: What sport did his father Greg compete in?
Answer: Pole vault
An American vaulter.

One Centimetre at a Time

Armand Duplantis, known as Mondo, grew up in Lafayette, Louisiana, the son of American pole vaulter Greg Duplantis and a Swedish mother. He competes for Sweden and has dominated the event since his teens.

In February 2020 in Poland he cleared 6.17 m indoors, breaking Renaud Lavillenie's world record. Since then he has raised the record again and again, usually by just one centimetre, a strategy that echoes Sergey Bubka, who set 35 world records.

Duplantis won Olympic gold at Tokyo 2020 and again at Paris 2024, where he cleared 6.25 m for a world record in front of a huge crowd. His speed down the runway and technical brilliance make the bar seem to keep rising.

What This Quiz Teaches

Athletics fans will enjoy these questions.

Who Duplantis is
Where he grew up
When his records began
Why he raises by a centimetre
What he has won

Did You Know?

He started vaulting in his backyard.
His brothers also vaulted.
World record bonuses reward each new mark.
He is very fast on the runway.
Fans gather to watch his record attempts.