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Emmanouil Karalis

Greek pole vaulter (born 1999) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Emmanouil Karalis
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Emmanouil "Manolo" Karalis (Greek: Εμμανουήλ "Μανόλο" Καραλής, born 20 October 1999) is a Greek pole vaulter.[1] He holds the Greek outdoor and indoor records (6.08 m and 6.05 m respectively). In March 2025, Karalis became the first Greek pole vaulter to win a gold medal at a European Athletics Indoor Championship.[2] He currently ranks 4th all‑time in the “six‑metres club”.

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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] In 2025 he won the gold medal at the Balkan Athletics Championship.[3]

Since October 2021, Karalis has been a member of the athletics department of Olympiacos CFP.[4]

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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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