In Pictures - Mondo Duplantis' fiancée Desire Inglander reminisces on her surprise beach engagement as she shares glimpses of the special day

Mondo Duplantis' fiancée, Desire Inglander, shared a glimpse of her engagement with the Olympic champion, reminiscing about the special moment. The couple got engaged on October 9, 2024, after dating for four years.

Duplantis has had an incredible 2024 season, both personally and professionally. The pole vaulter delivered staunch performances all over the year in various events, including the Paris Olympics, where he stood atop the podium after jumping to the height of 6.25m, surpassing his own world record for the ninth time. Following this, he concluded his season on a remarkable note by once again besting his own record for the tenth time at the Silesia Diamond League, where he soared to the height of 6.26m.

Along with this, he had another special moment of his life as he proposed to his long-time girlfriend, Desire Inglander, during their Vogue Scandinavia shoot in East Hampton, New York. Recently, on December 9, 2024, the pole vaulter's girlfriend reminisced upon their special moment as it was their two-month engagement anniversary.

She shared a carousel of pictures on Instagram that carried all the special moments from the day of their engagement. From the adorable kiss they shared on the beach under the northern lights to pictures of her with her family, she shared it all. The influencer also shared videos and pictures of the beautiful setting of the engagement and wrote in the caption:

"9 has always been my lucky number. Engaged 9/10/2024🤍"

Mondo Duplantis opened up about being nervous while proposing to Desire Inglander

In an interview with Vogue Scandinavia, Mondo Duplantis revealed that he was very nervous while proposing to his girlfriend. He said that he "froze" during that moment because of his nervousness.

"I can safely say it's the most nervous I've been in my life. I had a few lines that I thought I was going to say, but I lost my words. I completely froze," Mondo Duplantis said.

Along with this, the two-time Olympic champion also said that his girlfriend brings 'great balance' to his life.

“Desiré brings me such a great balance in life. It’s so nice to be able to come home and escape into a completely different world, absorb ourselves in each other and whatever we’re doing."

Mondo Duplantis and Desire Inglander met at a midsummer party for the first time in 2020 in Sweden, and the pole vault champion was the first to approach for a date. Although Inglander did not agree to a date with him initially, the Swede made his way through with constant efforts for the model to agree to the date, and the couple has been together since.