Wanting nice and after first clearing all heights to 4.73, she gained her fifth medal in as many occasions within the final 10 years.
Making a spectacular look, Katerina Stefanidis, maybe the best Greek athlete of all time, managed to climb for the fifth time in a row on the pole vault podium of the European Athletics Championships.
Stefanidi was the primary particular person to achieve all heights as much as 4.73m (4.43, 4.58, 4.68, 4.73) and since solely two different gymnasts managed to achieve this peak – and even after her missed makes an attempt , she gained a medal within the case.
This could possibly be gold however Angelica Moser, though she tried unsuccessfully at 4.73 as a earlier excessive, then she instantly set the bar at 4.78 and ran this peak for the primary time in her profession, setting the Swiss document, who “stole” the gold.
Stefanidi additionally tried at 4.78 instantly after however didn’t even try to go the bar after which left the following two makes an attempt for 4.83, through which she failed.
Thus, the Swiss Angelica Moser with a person and nationwide document of 4.78m turned European champion within the pole vault, Katerina Stefanidis got here second with 4.73m and with the identical efficiency, the British Molly Condery (thought of probably the most favourite earlier than the competitors.) the bronze medal gained the primary time).
Katerina Stefanidis gained the silver medal on the European Athletics in 2014 in Zurich and within the earlier occasion in 2022 in Munich, and in between she gained gold and have become the European champion in 2016 in Amsterdam and in 2018 in Berlin.
It needs to be remembered that Stefanidi was named Olympic gold medalist in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro and world champion in 2017 in London, and gained bronze on the Doha World Cup in 2019.
That is the second medal for Greece on the European Athletics Championships in Rome, after the gold gained by Miltos Tedoglou final Saturday within the lengthy ultimate.
The presentation to Katerina Stefanidis and the opposite winners of the competitors will happen earlier than the beginning of this system on Tuesday night.
The occasion ends on Wednesday and Greece may have additional probabilities of glory, as their qualification to the finals of the occasions has been confirmed by Emmanuel Karalis within the javelin and the European champion within the javelin, Elina Tzengo.