Pole vaulter Karalis clears 6 meters

Emmanouil Karalis became the first Greek to soar over 6 meters in the men's pole vault Sunday.

The results of the Silesia Diamond League meeting in Chorzow, Poland, strongly resembled those of the Paris Olympics 20 days earlier. Gold medalist and world record holder Mondo Duplantis of Sweden won and broke the world record, by a centimeter, of course, clearing 6.26 meters in his second attempt.

Silver medalist Sam Kendricks cleared 6 meters in his second attempt, the same height Duplantis had cleared with his first before going to try for the world record, to earn second place.

Karalis made his historic jump in his third, and final, attempt. Unlike Kendricks, who went on and had three unsuccessful attempts at 6.08 meters, Karalis opted to retire, the national record, personal best and milestone all having been achieved.

His previous personal, and national...