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New Age 7 World Record
Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 2:02 am
by rainbowgirl28
I hear he was going after it again today in Jonesboro, so this could already be out of date.
http://www.mardigrastrackclub.com/
Armand "Mondo" Duplantis set an International World Record for a 7 year at the Mardi Gras Track Club Invitational on Saturday October 6th, 2007.He cleared 7'4".
Mondo had three additional attempts at raising his record to 7'8" before breaking his pole on his 3rd attempt.
Mondo travels to Bell Athletics in Arkansas for his competition to try and raise his world record before turning 8 years old later in November.Also competing in the invitational event will be "Grandpa Bell" (Earl's father), who will be attempting a new World Record for an 85 year old!.
Mondo is the son of Greg and Helena Duplantis.Check back soon for video of his performance
Click on the link to see pictures. I can't wait to see video of a 7-year-old breaking a pole!
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 4:57 pm
by rainbowgirl28
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 7:43 pm
by AVC Coach
Wow!
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 7:54 pm
by achtungpv
That's awesome. Is he taller than his dad already? ha ha
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 8:26 pm
by Vault&Flip
I wonder what size pole that was?
pole
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 10:08 pm
by Vault Chick
Vault&Flip wrote:I wonder what size pole that was?
that's what i was wondering!
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 10:46 pm
by Carolina21
Has anyone started recruiting him yet? How often can you get a world record holder to compete for your college track team? Never to early to start...
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 5:19 am
by colby41
haha, he's the man. I remember watching him compete last year at summit. i was right by his pit and watched him maneuver his body right around the bar. He was a big hit with the crowd too. amazing improvement!
treemo
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 8:54 am
by mjaubbs40
I can never get Treemo links to play video. Am I doing something wrong?
Re: treemo
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 11:41 am
by rainbowgirl28
mjaubbs40 wrote:I can never get Treemo links to play video. Am I doing something wrong?
AdBlocker? Really old browser? *shrug*
Here it is on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TOJ74w51L8
Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 3:20 pm
by rainbowgirl28
Whoa, the video made it on some UK newspaper blog:
http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/sport/2007/ ... s_nee.html
Rivalry, records and rugby's need for speed
Our weekly YouTube round-up features feuding team-mates, the seven-year-old pole-vault superstar and some very rapid rugby players.
Our favourites from last week's blog ...
5) Mondo Duplantis is short, being seven years old and all, but that didn't stop him setting a world pole-vault record.
Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 7:07 pm
by vault3rb0y
Just wait for someone with that rapid-aging disease like on the movie "jack" to come along in the vault, and jump 16 ft being a 7 year old
. That crossed my mind in human anat and phys today lol.
Either way, this kids the man!! Im sure his classmates dont believe him when he tells them he has a world record lol.