Tentoglou wins long jump at indoor Worlds on his 24th birthday
Long-jumper Miltiadis Tentoglou added another major title to his list, winning gold at the World Indoor Championships on his 24th birthday.
Tentoglou jumped an indoor personal-best 8.55 meters in the second round to establish an insurmountable lead. This jump is a world-leading one this year and the 6th best indoors all-time; the world indoors record, 8.79 meters, is held by Carl Lewis since January 1984.
Tentoglou came close in his 6th and final jump, with an 8.51 effort. In second place was Sweden’s Thobias Montler with 8.38, also a national record, and Marquis Dendi of the US (8.27) won the bronze.
The fact that the championships take place in Belgrade, allowed several Tentoglou fans from his northern Greek home town of Grevena, including his grandfather, to make the 7-8 hour drive with a chartered bus.
Tentoglou has also won gold in last year’s Tokyo Olympics, the 2018 European (outdoor) Championships and the 2019 and 2021 European Indoors.
