Tentoglou wins long jump gold at the World Championships
- Written by E.Tsiliopoulos
Olympic champion Miltiadis Tentoglou won long jump gold at the World Championships when his final leap of 8.52 metres edged him ahead of Jamaica's Wayne Pinnock by two centimetres on Thursday.
"This competition may have been the toughest I have taken part in," Tentoglou said. "Last year it was a bad competition for me but this year I had no excuses."
"But I was not comfortable. After my third jump I started to feel my legs cramping. That's why it took so long to get the big jump. I had to test my legs to see that I was fine and then I went for it in the final jump after having felt no pain," he said.
Tagged under
Related items
-
REIMAGINE TOURISM 2025: Greek success story in tourism a reference point for many countries, according to UN Tourism Secretary-General
-
2nd Greek Youth Diaspora Symposium, entitled “Diaspora Dialogues: Connecting Young Voices around the world” (Athens, 25-28.11.2025)
-
Yiannis Galatsanos (Diffraqtion): The Greek founder who swept the Slush 100 and raises millions from the US and Europe
-
Antiquities smuggling ring: Professor caught with a large number of antiquities and his collaboration with a Bulgarian tycoon
-
Actress Matsouka and Tennis star Tsitsipas in legal heat over traffic misdeeds
Latest from E.Tsiliopoulos
- REIMAGINE TOURISM 2025: Greek success story in tourism a reference point for many countries, according to UN Tourism Secretary-General
- 2nd Greek Youth Diaspora Symposium, entitled “Diaspora Dialogues: Connecting Young Voices around the world” (Athens, 25-28.11.2025)
- Yiannis Galatsanos (Diffraqtion): The Greek founder who swept the Slush 100 and raises millions from the US and Europe
- Antiquities smuggling ring: Professor caught with a large number of antiquities and his collaboration with a Bulgarian tycoon
- Actress Matsouka and Tennis star Tsitsipas in legal heat over traffic misdeeds