Sports Personality of the Year 2024: Armand Duplantis named World Sport Star

Swedish pole vaulter Armand Duplantis has been named BBC Sports Personality’s World Sport Star of the Year for 2024.

Duplantis – more commonly known as Mondo – is regarded as the greatest pole vaulter of all time and enjoyed another record-breaking year in 2024.

The 25-year-old retained his Olympic title in Paris – becoming the first back-to-back champion in men’s pole vault since the 1950s.

In doing so, he broke both the Olympic and world record – the latter for the ninth time in his career, and second time this year.

He went on to break the world record again later in August, setting a new best of 6.26m at the Diamond League meeting in Silesia, and also won a second world indoor title and third European gold in 2024.

“I am so honoured to win the World Sports Personality of the Year award,” Duplantis told BBC One.

“I am so sorry I couldn’t be there. I am back here in the States and training for the up-and-coming season.

“This award really means a lot to me.”