Katerina Stefanidi

OVERVIEW

Katerina Stefanidi

  • Pole vault
  • 2/1990
  • Sponsoring Partnership Since 2014
DISCOVER KATERINA

BIOGRAPHY

Katerina Stefanidi, born in Athens on February 4th 1990, is a Gold Olympic medalist and World Champion in Pole Vaulting. She has participated in the Olympic Games in London in 2012, in Rio in 2016 and in Tokyo 2021 as well as in numerous World and European Athletics Championships.

She lives permanently in the USA.

Katerina found her way to the top at the Rio Olympics, managing to live up to the high expectations, winning the gold medal through her “flight” at 4.85m., in one of the most breathtaking finals of the Olympics, with 4 athletes surpassing 4.80m. (Stefanidi, Morris, McCartney, Boyd), giving Greece the first ever medal in the Pole Vault.

After winning her first Gold Olympic medal, she continued achieving greatness by winning 3 medals in World Championships and World Indoor Championships and 3 more medals in European Championships and European Indoor Championships. 

In 2023, Katerina Stefanidis, won 4th place in the European Indoor Championships in Istanbul.

A year later, the Greek Olympian took second place and the silver medal at the European Championships in Rome. This medal was the fifth overall at the European Championships.

ACHIEVEMENTS

2024
European Championships
Rome
2nd place
2023
European Indoor Championships
Instanbul
4th place
2019
Diamond League
Brussels
1st place
2019
World Athletics Championships
Doha
3rd place
2018
European Athletics Championships
Berlin
1st place
2017
World Open Track and Field Championships
London
1st place
2017
European Indoor Track and Field Championships
Belgrade
1st place
2016
Olympics
Rio
1st place
2016
World Indoor Championship
Portland
3rd place

MEDIA