Widely regarded as one of the greatest pole vaulters of all time, Mondo Duplantis was one of the most flamboyant stars of the Paris Games, winning a second straight Olympic gold medal and breaking his own world record for the ninth time, before shattering it once again in the Silesia Diamond League meeting the following month. He also won the World Indoor Championship gold for the second time. Still just 25, he is also a two-time world outdoor champion and European champion. In December, the Swede was named male Field Athlete of the Year by World Athletics.
