Johanna Duplantis
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 July 2002 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Pole vault |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | Pole vault: 4.39m (Eugene, 2025) |
Johanna Duplantis (born 24 September 2002) is a Swedish pole vaulter. She is the sister of fellow pole vaulter Armand Duplantis.[1]
Biography
Duplantis grew up in Lafayette, Louisiana in the United States of Swedish descent. Her parents Greg and Helene were also athletes who competed in pole vault and heptathlon, respectively. The youngest of four siblings, her old brothers Andrea and Armand also compete in pole vault. Her older brother Antoine competed in college baseball. She started in pole vault at a young age using facilities in the garden of hee family home, and her mother acted as her physical trainer. She attended Lafayette High School where she competed in soccer as well as athletics.[2][3][4]
As well as growing up in the United States she would regularly visit Sweden with her family and committed to compete internationally for Sweden.[5] She was Swedish junior champion in the pole vault as well as a multiple-time Louisiana state age-group champion.[6][7][8] She later attended Louisiana State University.[9] She qualified for the final of the 2025 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in June 2025, competing for the LSU Tigers, placing eleventh overall with a clearance of 4.39 metres.[10][2][11]
She made the decision to turn professional and be based in Europe for the remainder of the 2025 season and placed fourth overall at the senior Swedish Athletics Championships in Karlstad.[12][13]In August 2025, she signed a professional contract with Puma. She made her professional debut at the Istvan Gyulai Memorial, on a World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meeting, in Budapest, Hungary later that month.[14][15]
References
- ^ "Johanna Duplantis". World Athletics. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ a b "Johanna Duplantis Reaches NCAA Championship On Walk-Off Pole Vault To Continue Family Legacy". Brobible. 31 May 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ "LSU mom Helena Duplantis to not forget Mother's Day doubleheader in Fayetteville, Arkansas". The Advertiser. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ "Johanna Duplantis carries on family tradition with pole vault state title". The Asvocate. 9 May 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ "Then we will see Johanna Duplantis compete for Sweden - World Cup announcement". nyheter.24. 13 June 2025.
- ^ Papadatos, Markos (July 30, 2020). "Chatting with Johanna Duplantis: Rising teen pole vaulter (Includes interview)". Digital Journal. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ "Johanna Duplantis shines for Lady Lions at state track meet". The Advertiser. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ "Area pole vaulters to lead way at LHSAA State Indoor Meet on Saturday". The Advertiser. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ Ahuja, Anchal (Mar 30, 2024). "Mondo Duplantis' Sister Following Brother's Epoch Defining Footsteps Brilliantly". Essentially Sports. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ "NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships". World Athletics. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ "NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships 2025 preview and how to watch live athletics action". Olympics.com. 9 June 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ "Johanna Duplantis on Sweden – and the future: "That is the goal"". Expressen.se. 19 July 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ "Swedish Championships". 31 July 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ "Mondo Duplantis' Pole Vaulting Sister Lands High-Profile Sponsor For Pro Debut As Inexperienced Rookie". Brobible. 12 August 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ "Gyulai István Memorial - Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix". World Athletics. 12 August 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.