Emmanouil Karalis
Greek pole vaulter (born 1999) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Emmanouil Karalis (Greek: Εμμανουήλ Καραλής, born 20 October 1999) is a Greek pole vaulter.[1] He is the current holder of the Greek national record. In March 2025, Karalis became the first Greek pole vaulter to win a gold medal at a European Athletics Indoor Championship.[2]
Karalis in 2018 | |
| Personal information | |
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| Born | 20 October 1999 Athens, Greece |
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Greece |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event | Pole vault |
| Club | Olympiacos CFP |
| Coached by | Andreas Tsonis, Panagiotis Simeonidis, Vitaly Petrov, Charalambos Karalis, Marcin Szczepański |
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Medal record | |
Career
Karalis won the silver medal at the 2019 and 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships, bronze medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics and placed fourth at the 2020 Summer Olympics. At the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships, Karalis shared the gold medal with Menno Vloon.[2]
Since October 2021, Karalis has been a member of the athletics department of Olympiacos CFP.[3]
Personal life
He is the son of a Greek father from Pyrgos, and a Ugandan mother. He has a twin sister, named Angeliki.[citation needed]
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