Australian Kurtis Marschall knew he couldn’t beat pole vault great Armand Duplantis, but was elated to win a medal and end up on the podium with the man called “Mondo”.
Swedish superstar Armand Duplantis won the pole vault gold medal at the world athletics championships in Budapest, jumping 6.10m.Marschall was unable to break the coveted 6m mark, but cleared 5.95m, equalling his personal best.This time there were no hugs. There were no tears, no “hey brother, do you wanna share this?” questions.
“Chris and I were like if we have to jump off for this we were absolutely buggered, and we wanted to do exactly what Nina and Katie did the other night; copy them,” Marschall said. Actually, let’s not call him Armand Duplantis; his name is Mondo Duplantis, or just Mondo. It’s like giving Anna, Freida, Benny or Bjorn a surname. Unlike an Allen key, it’s redundant in Sweden.So, all patriotism aside, the story about the men’s pole vault final at these world championships can’t start by focusing on the third and fourth-best pole vaulters in the field. The greatest pole vaulter of all time was on display, so let’s talk about him first.
Marschall’s performance is framed by Mondo, and that does not diminish what he achieved. In fact, it enhances it. It provides the perspective that, on the night the world’s best-ever pole vaulter won gold then had three shots at breaking his own world record, Marschall was on the podium. That is quality.
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