“Is Armand Duplantis the Real-Life Timothée Chalamet? Viral Comparison Sparks Online Frenzy!”
Duplantis dazzled audiences last Monday (August 5,) when he broke his own world record with an astonishing 6.24 meter jump that also secured him the Olympic gold medal.
Following his victory, the Swedish star’s fit and agile frame, big blue eyes, messy brown hair, and perfect smile made hordes of viewers swoon, with many looking to know more about him and his “movie star” appearance
Swedish Pole Vaulter and gold medal-winner “Mondo” Duplantis goes viral after netizens notice he looks like the fusion of “all” of their Hollywood favorites
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“Mondo” Duplantis had a difficult decision to make early on in his career. Having been born to an American father and a Swedish mother and studying at Louisiana State University, the 24-year-old was all but set to represent America.
However, his Swedish coach, Jonas Anshelm, convinced him to switch sides, as he believed in his ability to extract every ounce of potential out of the promising young athlete.
His gamble paid off–with interest–as Duplantis has been stacking one gold medal after another ever since his first international competition in the 2015 Cali World Youth Championships.
With his latest victory the pole vaulter has collected 13 gold medals (two of which are Olympic) across international and European championships.
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His achievement was the subject of a small controversy as, during the official NBC coverage, American announcers Mike Greenberg and Dominique Foxworth couldn’t understand why the Louisiana-born pole vaulter was representing Sweden.
