Pole Vault

Greek athlete Emmanouil Karalis broke the world record in the teen pole vault by "flying" over 5.78-meter (18.96 feet) in the second day of the Pan-Hellenic Teen Track Championship on Sunday. The previous record was held by Swedish-American pole vaulter...

Greek Olympic pole vault champion Katerina Stefanidi was named female European Athlete of the Year at the 2017 Golden Tracks award ceremony on Saturday. "Only the nomination and the fact that I reached the top 3 of Europe for the...

Katerina Stefanidi reacted angrily to suggestions in social media that she cannot claim the title of Europe's top athlete for 2017, as long as she lives mostly in the US. The Olympic and World champion in pole vaulting responded to...

Greece’s Katerina Stefanidi on Sunday won yet another pole vault competition, her 12th consecutive one, at the Birmingham Grand Prix Diamond League meeting. The Olympic, European and world champion cleared 4.75m to take the top spot. Stefanidi also upped the...

Kostas Filippidis, the Gold medalist at the 2014 World Indoor Championships, has filed for compensation of 530,000 euros from the administrators of the Athens Olympic Stadium (OAKA). Filippidis claims that he sustained an injury that kept out of competitive sport...

With a 4.85m clearance, Ekaterini Stafanidi won the gold medal at the women’s pole-vault final at the European Indoor Championship in Belgrade on Saturday March 4. Congratulations, @KatStefanidi! 👏 With a 4.85m clearance, the Greek claims her third major title in less...

Gold Medalist in women's pole vault, Katerina Stefanidi, arrived in Athens on Wednesday afternoon following her Olympic victory. Representatives of the Greek track and field association, SEGAS, greeted her at the Athens International Airport with flowers and a large...

Katerina Stefanidi won the gold medal for Greece at the women's Olympic pole vault final in Rio on Friday. Stefanidi cleared 4.85m taking the sixth medal for Greece at the Rio Olympics. Sandi Morris of USA also cleared 4.85, but took...

A pole vault of 5.70 gave Greek champion Kostas Filippidis the qualification for the finals in the 2016 Rio Olympics. The Greek pole vault champion did not have to try for 5.75 as 5.70 was enough to land one of...

Greek athlete Katerina Stefanidi jumped her way to gold on Saturday in the pole vault event at the European Track and Field Championship in Amsterdam by successfully completing a 4.81 meter jump. Teammate Nicole Kyriakopoulou finished strong in fourth place...