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Emmanouil "Manolo" Karalis (Greek: Εμμανουήλ "Μανόλο" Καραλής, born 20 October 1999) is a Greek pole vaulter. He holds the Greek outdoor and indoor records (6.08 m and 6.05 m respectively). In March 2025, Karalis became the first Greek pole vaulter to win a gold medal at a European Athletics Indoor Championship. He currently ranks 4th all‑time in the “six‑metres club”.
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
| Representing Greece | ||||
| 2015 | World Youth Championships | Cali, Colombia | 3rd | 5.20 m |
| 2016 | European Youth Championships | Tbilisi, Georgia | 1st | 5.45 m |
| World U20 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 4th | 5.40 m | |
| 2017 | European Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 11th | 5.50 m |
| European U20 Championships | Grosseto, Italy | – | NM | |
| World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 17th (q) | 5.45 m | |
| 2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 5th | m PB |
| 2019 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 4th | 5.65 m |
| European U23 Championships | Gävle, Sweden | 2nd | 5.60 m | |
| World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 15th (q) | 5.60 m | |
| 2021 | European U23 Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 2nd | 5.65 m |
| Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 4th | m PB | |
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, United States | 22nd (q) | 5.50 m |
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | 13th (q) | 5.50 m | |
| 2023 | European Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 2nd | 5.80 m |
| European Team Championships, Division 1 | Chorzow, Poland | 2nd | 5.80 m | |
| World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | – | NM | |
| 2024 | World Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 3rd | m SB |
| European Championships | Rome, Italy | 2nd | m PB | |
| Olympic Games | Paris, France | 3rd | 5.90 m | |
| 2025 | European Indoor Championships | Apeldoorn, Netherlands | 1st | 5.90 m |
| World Athletics Indoor Championships | Nanjing, China | 2nd | m NR | |
| Balkan Championships | Volos, Greece | 1st | m CR | |
| World Athletics Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 2nd | 6.00 m | |
| Performance | Venue | Date | Notes |
| 6.08 m | Volos, Greece | 2025, 2 August | NR |
| m i | Nanjing China | 2025, 22 March | NRi |
| m i | Clermont-Ferrand, France | 2025, 28 February | NR |
| m i | Piraeus, Greece | 2025, 22 February | NR |
| m i | Piraeus, Greece | 2025, 22 February | NR i |
| m i | Berlin, Germany | 2025, 14 February | NR i |
| m i | Łódź, Poland | 2025, 8 February | NR i |
| m i | Caen, France | 2025, 31 January | NR i |
| 6.00 m | Chorzów, Poland | 2024, 25 August | NR |
| 5.93 m | Volos, Greece | 2024, 29 June | NR |
| 5.92 m | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 2024, 20 June | NR |
| 5.87 m | Rome, Italy | 2024, 12 June | |
| 5.82 m | Jockgrim, Germany | 2023, 4 August | |
| m i | Piraeus, Greece | 2023, 18 February | NR i |
| m i | Karlsruhe, Germany | 2023, 27 January | |
| m i | Uppsala, Sweden | 2022, 10 February | |
| 5.80 m | Tokyo, Japan | 2021, 3 August | |
| m i | Birmingham, UK | 2018, 4 March | |
| m i | Piraeus, Greece | 2018, 12 February | WU23R |
| m i | Piraeus, Greece | 2018, 12 February | |
| m i | Piraeus, Greece | 2017, 19 February | |
| m i | Piraeus, Greece | 2017, 19 February | |
| m i | Ostrava, Czechia | 2016, 19 March | WU18R |
| m i | Jablonec nad Nisou, Czechia | 2016, 5 March | WU18R |
| m i | Piraeus, Greece | 2016, 14 February | WU18R |