LSU track and field signee Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis won the European Championship in the pole vault on Sunday becoming the youngest athlete in the competition's history to win a field event.
The incredible Armand Duplantis (@mondohoss600) cleared a world U20 record and championship record of 6.05m on his first attempt to win the European pole vault title!#EC2018 #TheMoment pic.twitter.com/BxZ4rLtltP
-- European Athletics (@EuroAthletics) August 12, 2018
Duplantis cleared 6.05 meters (19 feet, 10.25 inches) in the event to take home the gold medal.
The 18-year-old Duplantis' mark sets the Under-20 world record and it ties for the fourth-best mark of all-time, regardless of age.