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Swedish pole vaulter Armand Duplantis has been named BBC Sports Personality’s World Sport Star of the Year for 2024.<\/b><\/p>\n
Duplantis – more commonly known as Mondo – is regarded as the greatest pole vaulter of all time and enjoyed another record-breaking year in 2024.<\/p>\n
The 25-year-old retained his Olympic title in Paris<\/a> – becoming the first back-to-back champion in men’s pole vault since the 1950s.<\/p>\n In doing so, he broke both the Olympic and world record – the latter for the ninth time in his career, and second time this year.<\/p>\n He went on to break the world record again later in August, setting a new best of 6.26m at the Diamond League meeting in Silesia<\/a>, and also won a second world indoor title and third European gold in 2024.<\/p>\n “I am so honoured to win the World Sports Personality of the Year award,” Duplantis told BBC One.<\/p>\n “I am so sorry I couldn’t be there. I am back here in the States and training for the up-and-coming season.<\/p>\n “This award really means a lot to me.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n