On Monday, Sweden’s Armand “Mondo” Duplantis won the gold medal in the pole vault at the 2024 Paris Olympics. In the triumph, Duplantis shattered his own world record, recording a 6.25-meter clear. Duplantis was born in Louisiana. His father, who is an American, was a pole vaulter as well. However, his mother is from Sweden and is a former heptathlete and volleyball player. Duplantis competes for his mother’s home country, Sweden. Duplantis was the heavy favorite entering the 2024 Olympics. He was the gold medalist at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Moreover, Duplantis took home first-place finishes …