Emmanouíl Karalís

Emmanouil "Manolo" Karalis (, born 20 October 1999) is a Greek pole vaulter. He holds the Greek outdoor and indoor records (6.20 m and 6.17 m respectively). In March 2025, Karalis became the first Greek pole vaulter to win a gold medal at a European Athletics Indoor Championship. He holds the second-highest pole vault mark of all time, after Armand Duplantis, and is next to him the only man to vault .

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.

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

On 28 February 2026, Karalis jumped 6.17 meters at the Greek Indoor Championship, becoming the second highest vaulter in history.

Personal life He is the son of a Greek father Charalambos (Haris) from Pyrgos, a former decathlete, and a Ugandan mother Sarah, a former long jumper. He has a twin sister, named Angeliki, who competed in the heptathlon.

Honours

Circuit results Diamond League 2025 Pole vault runner-up (2nd): 2025 (7 participations): Xiamen: 5.82m (2nd), Shanghai: 6.01m (2nd), Oslo: 5,82m (2nd), Stockholm: 5.60m (8th), Monaco: 5.92m (2nd), Chorzów Silesia: 6.00m (2nd), Zürich: 6.20m (2nd)

Progression