Eleni-Klaoudia Polak

Eleni-Klaoudia Polak (Greek: Ελένη-Κλαούντια Πόλακ; born 9 September 1996) is a Greek athlete specialising in the pole vault.^[2] She represented her country at one outdoor and two indoor European Championships.

Eleni-Klaoudia Polak

Personal information
Born	(1996-09-09) 9 September 1996 (age 28) Athens, Greece
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Pole vault
Club	AO Megaron[1]
Coached by	Manolis Karagiannis
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	4.70m 4.71m (i)

Early life

Polak was born in Greece to a Polish father and a Sri Lankan mother.^[3]

Career

Her personal bests in the event are 4.70 metres outdoors (Athens 2020) and 4.71 metres indoors (Piraeus 2021).

Doping suspension

On 6 August 2024, Polak received a provisional suspension following an adverse analytical finding during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.^[4]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Greece
2017	European U23 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	11th	4.20 m
2018	Balkan Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	2nd	4.30 m
	Mediterranean U23 Championships	Jesolo, Italy	1st	4.35 m
	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	9th (q)	4.45 m1
2019	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	12th	4.50 m
2021	European Indoor Championships	Toruń, Poland	5th	4.65 m
	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	19th (q)	4.40 m
2022	World Championships	Eugene, United States	22nd (q)	4.35 m
	European Championships	Munich, Germany	17th (q)	4.40 m
2023	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	28th (q)	4.35 m
2024	European Championships	Rome, Italy	16th (q)	4.40 m
	Olympic Games	Paris, France	DQ	4.20 m

¹ No mark in the final
2 On 6 August 2024 Polak was provisionally suspended due to an Adverse Analytical Finding receiving a DQ according to anti-doping Rule 10.1.^[5]