Armand Duplantis clears 5.82 meters, World Junior Record!

Armand Duplantis at the 2017 NB Indoor Nationals, photo by PhotoRun.net

Armand Duplantis continues to impress the athletics world, as he clears a new World Junior record, with his fine clearance of 5.82 meters on Saturday, March 11, 2017.

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Mondo Duplantis improved to 5.80 meters, a World Best from February 18, at the Millrose Games. The 5.80 meters clearance (19′-0.25″) woke a few more up in the athletics world about the young Duplantis, known as Mondo.

Armand Duplantis, NB Indoor Nationals, photo by PhotoRun.net

Armand Duplantis added to the World Bests with his WJR on March 11, at the 2017 New Balance Indoor Naitonals. Duplantis is both Swedish and US citizen. His mother was an athlete and his father, Greg, was a pole vaulter, who cleared 5.85 meters in his career. To learn more about Armand and his athletic family, please go to: https://www.runblogrun.com/2017/02/five-lessons-from-nyrr-millrose-games.html#more

Armand Duplantis did this amazing performance at the 2017 New Balance Indoor Nationals. The meet is the finest high school indoor meet in the country.

Can Armand Duplantis jump higher? We think so! He told media at the Millrose Games that he hoped to get his father’s PB of 5.85m this year!

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Larry Eder
Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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