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Greek pole vaulter

Eleni-Klaoudia Polak
Personal information
Born (1996-09-09) 9 September 1996 (age 28)
Athens, Greece
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventPole vault
ClubAO Megaron
Coached byManolis Karagiannis
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)4.70m
4.71m (i)

Eleni-Klaoudia Polak (Greek: Ελένη-Κλαούντια Πόλακ; born 9 September 1996) is a Greek athlete specialising in the pole vault. She represented her country at one outdoor and two indoor European Championships.

Early life

Polak was born in Greece to a Polish father and a Sri Lankan mother.

Career

Her personal bests in the event are 4.70 metres outdoors (Athens 2020) and 4.71 metres indoors (Piraeus 2021).

Doping suspension

On 6 August 2024, Polak received a provisional suspension following an adverse analytical finding during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Greece
2017 European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 11th 4.20 m
2018 Balkan Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 2nd 4.30 m
Mediterranean U23 Championships Jesolo, Italy 1st 4.35 m
European Championships Berlin, Germany 9th (q) 4.45 m
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 12th 4.50 m
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 5th 4.65 m
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 19th (q) 4.40 m
2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 22nd (q) 4.35 m
European Championships Munich, Germany 17th (q) 4.40 m
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 28th (q) 4.35 m
2024 European Championships Rome, Italy 16th (q) 4.40 m
Olympic Games Paris, France DQ 4.20 m

No mark in the final
2 On 6 August 2024 Polak was provisionally suspended due to an Adverse Analytical Finding receiving a DQ according to anti-doping Rule 10.1.}}

References

  1. SEGAS profile
  2. Eleni-Klaoudia Polak at World Athletics
  3. Georgios, Syridis (29 May 2018). "Πόλακ: Πάω στο Βερολίνο να τα βάλω με τα ιερά τέρατα (Polak: I'm going to Berlin to deal with the sacred monsters)". Fos Online (in Greek). Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  4. "Greek pole vaulter Polak suspended for doping". BBC News. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  5. "Provisional Suspension (GRE) – Women's Pole Vault" (PDF). Paris 2024. 6 August 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.

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