POLAK Eleni-Klaoudia

Greece

Athletics

Date of Birth: 9 Sep 1996

Age: 24

Gender: Female

Place of birth: ATHENS

Birth Country:

Greece

Place of residence : ATHENS

Residence Country:

Greece

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's Pole Vault

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Pole Vault A	Women's Pole Vault Qualification - Group A	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

European Championships

Year	Location	Pole Vault
2018	Berlin, GER	12th (NM)

World Athletics Continental Tour - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
3	2020	Pole Vault	World Athletics Continental Tour	Turku, FIN	4.53

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Nickname:

Helen. (Instagram profile, 09 Mar 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

IEK Prestige Telis Kikeris, Kallithea, GRE

Family:

Husband Stratos Kalaris

Languages spoken:

English, Greek

Club name:

AO Megaron [Greece]

Coach:

Manolis Karagiannis [personal], GRE

Start:

She began athletics at age 14 in Kallithea, Greece. (stivoz.gr, 24 Jul 2020)

Reason:

Athletics coach Manolis Karagiannis saw her doing gymnastics and thought she had the potential to do well in pole vault so encouraged her to join his training group. (stivoz.gr, 24 Jul 2020)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Facebook profile, 09 Mar 2021)

Training:

She trains at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens, Greece, which staged the first Olympic Games in 1896. (Facebook page, 26 Sep 2020; visitgreece.gr, 01 Jan 2020)

Influence:

Coach Manolis Karagiannis. (stivoz.gr, 24 Jul 2020)

Philosophy:

"Never let the mind tell you to stop. Keep going, work hard, let your dreams come true." (Instagram profile, 17 Oct 2020)

General Interest

General
RETIREMENT THOUGHTS
She considered leaving the sport in 2019. "I was saying, 'That's it! For me this road stops here'. I cried constantly every day. I was thinking about all the hours of work and sorrow. I was hurting but Mr Manolis [her coach] and my husband and family helped me a lot. I was told not to give up and that everything will be fine, so I thank them all so much because, not only did they tolerate me, but they actually pulled me out of the swamp I had fallen into. I had given up but I finally realised that giving up is the easy solution. It is very important to have people close to you who believe in you." (stivoz.gr, 24 Jul 2020)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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