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Lafayette High Pole Vaulter Does Back Flip Over Bar (brother of A. Duplantis)
Posted on 5/14/16 at 12:25 am
Posted on 5/14/16 at 12:25 am
So it's not enough to have 1 son playing & starting Division 1 baseball at LSU but your 2nd son is the best HS pole vaulter in the country & competes for Sweden. The Duplantis Family is certainly gifted...
back flip pole vault
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Posted on 5/14/16 at 12:34 am to forever lsu30
Impressive.......his Dad was a stud high school pole vaulter. He was featured in sports illustrated at one point......well ....the HS and amature section they had back then.
Posted on 5/14/16 at 12:44 am to forever lsu30
That's awesome 
Posted on 5/14/16 at 12:50 am to forever lsu30
frickin rad!
Posted on 5/14/16 at 2:56 am to forever lsu30
That's so impressive it doesn't even look real.
Posted on 5/14/16 at 3:16 am to forever lsu30
Grew up close to them. Family is just frickin gifted. Greg (dad) was a stud pole vaulter, Helena (mom) was a pentathlete or some shite, and every kid had set records when they were in school. They just keep getting better smh
Posted on 5/14/16 at 6:46 am to forever lsu30
I'm guessing that one (both?) of his folks are maybe Swedish?
Even so, anyone know why the hell isn't he competing for the good ol' US of A?
Even so, anyone know why the hell isn't he competing for the good ol' US of A?
Posted on 5/14/16 at 6:52 am to Knight of Old
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Even so, anyone know why the hell isn't he competing for the good ol' US of A?
We have a few guys that are better.
Posted on 5/14/16 at 7:17 am to Knight of Old
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I'm guessing that one (both?) of his folks are maybe Swedish?
His mother is, his dad is Cajun.
Posted on 5/14/16 at 7:28 am to Carson123987
I remember hearing him back in HS. Can't recall exactly when that was, I'm pretty sure he's at least a couple of years younger than I am. I went to Acadiana, he was a Lafayette High but I had a quite a few friends there and when a guy is just so good, you really can't help but pull for him despite school rivalries.
I guess between the genetics and the work ethic of their parents, the kids were likely to excel in athletics.
Good for them and I assume LSU will also benefit.
I guess between the genetics and the work ethic of their parents, the kids were likely to excel in athletics.
Good for them and I assume LSU will also benefit.
Posted on 5/14/16 at 8:21 am to forever lsu30
Makes it look so easy.
Posted on 5/14/16 at 8:23 am to forever lsu30
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The Duplantis Family is certainly gifted...
their dad is my friend
he was an olympic pole vaulter and he married a swedish olympian
Posted on 5/14/16 at 8:25 am to mdomingue
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his dad is Cajun.
pretty sure he's from the West Bank
Posted on 5/14/16 at 8:35 am to forever lsu30
That family is freakishly talented. I think the grandpa was a great pole vaulter
Posted on 5/14/16 at 8:40 am to SlowFlowPro
I see Armand Duplantis at Red's all the time. He just looks like a gangly teenager, never would guess he's a world class athlete
Posted on 5/14/16 at 8:43 am to forever lsu30
I still have no idea how anyone thought up of pole vaulting as a good idea
Posted on 5/14/16 at 8:51 am to SlowFlowPro
Sounds right, I know he moved to Lafayette right about the time he was in high school. I can't recall if it was right before or right after.
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