Emmanouil Karalis
 Karalis in 2018 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | |
Medal record | |
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”.
Career
[edit]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]
Personal life
[edit]He is the son of a Greek father from Pyrgos, and a Ugandan mother. He has a twin sister, named Angeliki.[citation needed]
Honours
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Pourliotopoulou, Ioanna. "ΚΑΡΑΛΗΣ". segas.gr.
- ^ a b "Ευρωπαϊκό κλειστού στίβου: Πρωταθλητής Ευρώπης ο Καραλής!". gazzeta.gr. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ "Βαλκανικό στίβου: «Κλείδωσε» το χρυσό με τη δεύτερη προσπάθεια στα 5.92μ. ο Καραλής". gazzetta. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ "ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ Στον Ολυμπιακό ο Εμμανουήλ Καραλής". sport24. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- Emmanouil Karalis at World Athletics
- Emmanouil Karalis at Olympedia
- Emmanouil Karalis at Olympics.com
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