Pole vault at the World Athletics Championships

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

Greek pole vaulter Katerina Stefanidi did not win a medal in the women's pole vault final at Paris 2024 on Wednesday, finishing in 9th place after failing to clear 4.80 meters.

This marks the 6th medal for the Greek delegation (the first in track and field) at the Paris Olympic Games, with the remarkable Emmanouil Karalis earning the bronze medal, a significant personal achievement.

Greece's Katerina Stefanidi qualified for the women's pole vault final at the Paris Olympics on Monday after clearing 4.55 meters on her second attempt. 

The 34-year-old, who won gold at the Rio Olympics, will be joined in Wednesday's final by 23-year-old Ariadni Adamopoulou, who cleared 4.40 meters. 

Eleni-Klaoudia Polak, 27, was eliminated after failing to clear 4.20 meters.

A four-day jump of 4.65%

Greece's Emmanouil Karalis celebrates after the men's pole vault final at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, where he won bronze with a jump of 5.85m. Sweden's Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis successfully defended his world indoor pole vault title with a best clearance of 6.05m, while American Sam Kendricks secured silver with a best performance of 5.90m. [Reuters]

Katerina Stefanidi will participate for the 3rd time in the World Indoor Championships

Tokyo – Slovenia’s Tina Šutej has placed fifth in the women’s pole vault at the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo. The 32-year-old national record holder registered a clearance of 4.5 metres in Thursday’s final and then failed to clear the height of 4.7 metres to join the top four. US Katie Nageotte won gold as she cleared the final height of 4.9 metres.