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Mondo breaks outdoor pole vault WR at his home meet in Stockholm
Posted on 6/30/22 at 3:07 pm
Posted on 6/30/22 at 3:07 pm
He went 6.16m (20'-2 1/2") breaking his 6.15m WR at the Stockholm Diamond League meet today. He has gone 6.20m indoors. His clearance today was much higher than 6.16 by at least 6" and maybe 12".
Vid of vault
Vid of vault
This post was edited on 6/30/22 at 3:14 pm
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Posted on 6/30/22 at 3:08 pm to Zappas Stache
Usage of the term “home meet” May ruffle some feathers around here.
Posted on 6/30/22 at 3:21 pm to BearsFan
Nah, but we’ll still claim him.
Posted on 6/30/22 at 3:22 pm to BearsFan
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Usage of the term “home meet” May ruffle some feathers around here.
What was the reasoning behind competing as a Swedish national again?
Posted on 6/30/22 at 3:25 pm to ThatMakesSense
Isn’t it more lucrative for him financially? Thought I read that.
Posted on 6/30/22 at 3:27 pm to Zappas Stache
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Diamond League
is this like the track version of LIV?
is he too good to try to win on the american tour?
Posted on 6/30/22 at 3:31 pm to Zappas Stache
why didn’t he go for higher??
Posted on 6/30/22 at 3:31 pm to ThatMakesSense
Got paid more
Posted on 6/30/22 at 3:39 pm to ThatMakesSense
How about answering the question, downvoter person.
Posted on 6/30/22 at 3:42 pm to ThatMakesSense
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What was the reasoning behind competing as a Swedish national again?
More pussy
Posted on 6/30/22 at 3:42 pm to ThatMakesSense
Mom is swedish, Dad US...both competed in Track at LSU.
They've been having two homes and all have dual citizenships.
Swedes fund better than the US, Plus Track is HUGE in Europe.
Swede qualifying standards are easier, more fair than the US.
US sucks w/ funding and shitty rules.
They've been having two homes and all have dual citizenships.
Swedes fund better than the US, Plus Track is HUGE in Europe.
Swede qualifying standards are easier, more fair than the US.
US sucks w/ funding and shitty rules.
Posted on 6/30/22 at 3:44 pm to High C
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Nah, but we’ll still claim him.
Not me. Baw card revoked.
Posted on 6/30/22 at 3:57 pm to Zappas Stache
he should use a longer pole...makes it easier to get higher
Posted on 6/30/22 at 4:03 pm to Zappas Stache
His girlfriend is so fine. @desireinglander on IG
This post was edited on 6/30/22 at 4:04 pm
Posted on 6/30/22 at 4:09 pm to Malik Agar
She could do better
Posted on 6/30/22 at 4:12 pm to Taurus
I’ve heard this before, but I would love to see how much Scandinavian athletes are getting paid. I suspect the number is rather minuscule, especially if endorsements aren’t counted.
As for the US national team selection, the idea that there are stars who are sitting at home because of the trials is one of the most overblown things I’ve heard.
The reason Dan O’Brien’s case is so welll known is because it’s pretty much the only instance of a bonafide superstar sitting at home.
Maggie Malone, who has never won any medal, is the one US athlete who has a justified reason to be pissed about Trials, but she is a rather obscure name.
Otherwise all of the best names qualified in far more competitive events (men’s sprints, women’s hurdles, etc).
Clayton Murphy didn’t qualify but his times weren’t good enough this year. The other people are injured (Cole Hocker, Gabby Thomas, Tarra Davis) or didn’t have the times regardless of any metric besides Instagram followers (Sha’Carri Richardson).
I’ve always said the reason Mondo competed for Sweden is because when he was 16, no one, including his dad, thought he would be the greatest of all time before he could be served at a bar in the US.
As for the US national team selection, the idea that there are stars who are sitting at home because of the trials is one of the most overblown things I’ve heard.
The reason Dan O’Brien’s case is so welll known is because it’s pretty much the only instance of a bonafide superstar sitting at home.
Maggie Malone, who has never won any medal, is the one US athlete who has a justified reason to be pissed about Trials, but she is a rather obscure name.
Otherwise all of the best names qualified in far more competitive events (men’s sprints, women’s hurdles, etc).
Clayton Murphy didn’t qualify but his times weren’t good enough this year. The other people are injured (Cole Hocker, Gabby Thomas, Tarra Davis) or didn’t have the times regardless of any metric besides Instagram followers (Sha’Carri Richardson).
I’ve always said the reason Mondo competed for Sweden is because when he was 16, no one, including his dad, thought he would be the greatest of all time before he could be served at a bar in the US.
Posted on 6/30/22 at 4:48 pm to Keys Open Doors
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I would love to see how much Scandinavian athletes are getting paid. I suspect the number is rather minuscule, especially if endorsements aren’t counted.
Even with endorsements, most track&Field people aren't making big money.$300-500k/year for top athletes is about average. Then agents,coaches and trainers/doctors take their cut from that. Superstars like Usain Bolt are on a different level but Mondo isn't near that. I've heard his Red Bull contract is 7 figures but Ive never been able to confirm that. But in Sweden he is much more well known than he ever would have been in the US so his endorsement possibilities are bigger over there.
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it’s pretty much the only instance of a bonafide superstar sitting at home.
Nobody could have predicted Mondo's success when he was 15 and decided to represent Sweden. You could predict he would be good but not this good. Look at his Dad's career, best High school PV in the country and a world class vaulter who won several pro european meets but never made an olympic team for the USA.
But in the last olympic trials, Donovan Brazier was ranked #1 in the world at 800m and didn't make the team. Jenny Simpson didn't make the 1500 team though she was favored to win. The list of athletes through the years that were expected to win the Trials but either were injured and unable to compete, though they were healthy by the time the Olympics came along, is very long.
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I’ve always said the reason Mondo competed for Sweden is because when he was 16, no one, including his dad, thought he would be the greatest of all time before he could be served at a bar in the US.
Ha, I was going through your post point by point, sounds like we mostly agree.
Posted on 6/30/22 at 4:56 pm to Zappas Stache
Brazier ran injured last year, which is why he looked so slow. Can’t remember the injury off the top of my head but I remember he people on LetsRun were surprised he even competed.
Unfortunately he’s injured again this year although it looks like he will use his auto bye to compete in Eugene (and didn’t look bad last weekend). Now Jenny Simpson’s a big name but she was also getting up there in age.
Mondo missing a team at this point would be like Ryan Crouser or Rai Benjamin missing out imo. Don’t want to mention Kerley who is a machine but is in a very competitive two events, unlike Mondo.
At this point, on his very worst day, he would honestly still win, even though the second best pole vaulter in the world is American
Unfortunately he’s injured again this year although it looks like he will use his auto bye to compete in Eugene (and didn’t look bad last weekend). Now Jenny Simpson’s a big name but she was also getting up there in age.
Mondo missing a team at this point would be like Ryan Crouser or Rai Benjamin missing out imo. Don’t want to mention Kerley who is a machine but is in a very competitive two events, unlike Mondo.
At this point, on his very worst day, he would honestly still win, even though the second best pole vaulter in the world is American
Posted on 6/30/22 at 5:03 pm to Taurus
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US sucks w/ funding and shitty rules.
Then go f'ing live in Sverige
Posted on 6/30/22 at 5:13 pm to Keys Open Doors
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Stache
Brazier ran injured last year, which is why he looked so slow.
He would've been on the team and competed well if the trials weren't a requirement. The Olympic 800 heats weren't for another 6 weeks.
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Jenny Simpson’s a big name but she was also getting up there
But still favored to win.
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