Emmanouil (Manolo) Karalis (, born 20 October 1999) is a Greek

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er. He is the current holder of the Greek national record. In March 2025, Karalis became the first Greek pole vaulter to win a gold medal at a European Athletics Indoor Championship.

Career

Karalis won the silver medal at the

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and

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, bronze medal at the

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and placed fourth at the

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. At the

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, Karalis shared the gold medal with

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

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Personal life

He is the son of a

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father from Pyrgos, and a

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n mother. He has a twin sister, named Angeliki.

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* * * 1999 births Living people Athletes from Athens Greek male pole vaulters Greek people of Ugandan descent Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Greek twins Olympic athletes for Greece 21st-century Greek sportsmen Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 European Games European Games silver medalists for Greece European Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Greece Olympic male pole vaulters Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) European Athletics Indoor Championships winners World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists {{Greece-athletics-bio-stub