Emmanouil Karalis has won the bronze medal in pole vault at the Paris Olympic Games.
Karalis reached 5.95 metres, securing third place and breaking his personal record of 5.87 metres, while his attempt at the 5.95 metre jump was unsuccessful as was the 6.00 metre.
Τhe 24-year-old athlete, nicknamed Manolo, was congratulated by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in a post on X.
“The amazing Emmanouil Karalis! He ‘flew’ tonight and reached the Olympic podium winning the bronze medal. Manolo, warm congratulations. All of Greece is proud!”
This marks the 31st medal for Greek athletics in Olympic history and the 128th overall for Greece.
This medal win earned Greece its sixth medal (one silver and five bronze) at the 2024 Games.
On Sunday gymnast Lefteris Petrounias clinched a bronze medal for Greece in the men’s rings event.
On Friday Zoe Fitsiou and Milena Kontou earned the bronze medal in the rowing women’s lightweight double sculls
Earlier last week, Apostolos Christou won silver first medal in swimming and Theodoros Tselidis won a bronze for the Men’s 90kg judo event.
