Several social media users reacted unanimously to Swedish pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis who made his way to gold at the Paris Olympics.
On Monday, Duplantis impressively jumped 6.25 meters, breaking the world record and securing gold at the Games.
Instead of celebrating the achievement, some users compared the Swedish athlete to Frenchman Anthony Ammirati – but not in terms of athleticism. The Frenchman went viral after his manhood hit the bar and moved him to 12th place.
As Ammirati’s accident gained popularity, the story had a significant impact on reactions to Duplantis’ victory.
That means he has a small [eggplant emoji] “Right?” wrote one user.
Fans troll Mondo Duplantis after breaking Olympic pole vault world record
Anthony Ammirati failed to qualify for the men’s pole vault after his manhood hit the bar
“It’s always easier when you have a smaller pp,” said another.
“It must be really small,” a third commented.
“So… you’re saying you DON’T have to bang your dick on the bar when you go down?? WHAT’S THE POINT,” a fourth joked.
Still, Duplantis enjoyed his victory in front of a large crowd in Paris.
After all other events of the evening had ended and 80,000 fans created a deafening atmosphere in Paris, he jumped 6.25 meters on his third and final attempt.
The Louisiana-born Swedish-American broke Thiago Braz’s Olympic record of 6.03m from Rio 2016 before his own world record of 6.24 m – set in April.
Duplantis jumped 6.25 meters on Monday to win the gold medal for Sweden
Ammirati suffered an unfortunate accident on Saturday on his way to twelfth place
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“I haven’t processed how amazing that moment was,” he said afterward. “It’s one of those things that doesn’t feel real, an out-of-body experience.
He added: ‘The biggest dream since I was a kid was to break the world record at the Olympics.
‘And I did it in front of the most ridiculous crowd I’ve ever fought in front of.
“I felt really prepared. I’ve never been so cooped up in my life as I have been in the last three months. Now I’m just ready to eat a ton of food. The party’s going to be pretty big.”
Duplantis celebrated his victory by posing as viral Turkish shooter Yusuf Dikeç
Sam Kendricks from the US and Emmanouil Karalis from Greece won silver and bronze