Miltiadis Tentoglou

Miltiadis "Miltos" Tentoglou (Greek: Μιλτιάδης Τεντόγλου;[2] born 18 March 1998[3]) is a Greek track and field athlete who competes in the long jump. He won the gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with a jump of 8.41 metres.[4] In 2022, Tentoglou became the World indoor champion jumping a Greek indoor record of 8.55 metres, which places him sixth on the world indoor all-time list.[5] He holds a personal best of 8.60 m (28 ft 2+1⁄2 in), and is the current Greek record holder in the indoor jump.

Miltiadis Tentoglou
Personal information
NationalityGreek
Born (1998-03-18) March 18, 1998
Grevena, Greece
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight75 kg (165 lb)[1]
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Long jump
ClubG.E. Grevena (Γ.Ε.Γρεβενών)
Coached byGeorgi Pomaski (Γκεόργκι Πομάσκι)
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)8.60 m (2021)
8.55 m(i) NR (2022)
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Greece
Olympic Games
2020 TokyoLong jump
World Indoor Championships
2022 BelgradeLong jump
European Championships
2018 BerlinLong jump
European Indoor Championships
2019 GlasgowLong jump
2021 ToruńLong jump
European U23 Championships
2019 GävleLong jump
World Junior Championships
2016 BydgoszczLong jump
European U20 Championships
2017 GrossetoLong jump
European Team Championships
2019 BydgoszczLong jump
Representing Europe
Continental Cup
2018 OstravaLong jump

Tentoglou has won the European title three consecutive times: at the 2018 European Championships, the 2019 European Indoor Championships and the 2021 European Indoor Championships.

He competed at the 2015 World Youth Championships in Athletics and won the silver medal at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships.

Competition record
Representing  Greece
YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
2015 World Youth Championships Cali, Colombia 5th 7.66 m
2016 World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 2nd 7.91 m
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 27th (q) 7.64 m
2017 National Greek Championships Patras, Greece 1st 8.30 m NU20R
European U20 Championships Grosseto, Italy 1st 8.07 m
World Championships London, United Kingdom 19th (q) 7.79 m
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 9th 7.82 m
European Championships Berlin, Germany 1st 8.25 m SB
Continental Cup Ostrava, Czech Republic 2nd 8.00 m
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 1st 8.38 m WL NR
European Team Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 1st 8.30 m EL
European U23 Championships Gävle, Sweden 1st 8.32 m EL
World Championships Doha, Qatar 10th 7.79 m
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 1st 8.35 m WL
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 1st 8.41 m
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 1st 8.55 m WL NR

References
  1. Miltiadis Tentoglou. Rio2016. Retrieved on 2016-08-19.
  2. Σούπερ Μιλτιάδης Τεντόγλου 7.73μ.! (video) – Πάει και ο Κουκοδήμος… (in Greek). Star FM (2015-07-26). Retrieved on 2016-08-19.
  3. "Miltiadis TENTOGLOU – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  4. Dennehy, Cathal (19 March 2022). "From parkour to long jump, how Papanikos and Pomashki helped Tentoglou to the top". World Athletics. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  5. "Tentoglou wins long jump at indoor Worlds on his 24th birthday". Kathimerini EN ed. (.com). 18 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
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