Tentoglou Wins 4th Straight European Long Jump Title
The two-time Olympic champion from Greece jumped 8.44 meters in gusty conditions at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England.
BIRMINGHAM, England — Miltiadis Tentoglou of Greece won his fourth consecutive European championships long jump title on Tuesday, fighting through swirling wind at Alexander Stadium.
The two-time Olympic champion took gold with a mark of 8.44 meters on his fourth attempt on Day 2 of the continental track-and-field meet. Switzerland's Simon Ehammer took silver at 8.29 meters, and Bulgaria's Bozhidar Sarâboyukov was third at 8.26.
"This was one of the hardest finals I have ever done," said Tentoglou, 28. "I am good in all conditions but this wind was so hard on us long jumpers. It was changing all the time and always negative."
He said the winning jump was harder than the distance suggested. "I had to try so hard for this 8.44m jump. It is nothing for me usually but today it was so hard to do," he said. "This is one of my most precious victories because it is also a complex season for me. This is the start of winning golds again."
At the 2024 Paris Games, Tentoglou became just the second man, after Carl Lewis, to win consecutive Olympic long jump titles.
In the men's 100 meters, Britain's Romell Glave won gold in 10.09 seconds, with teammate Jeremiah Azu second in 10.16 and Germany's Owen Ansah third in 10.19. Glave, 26, upgraded the bronze he won in Rome two years ago.
"It's an amazing feeling. The work I've put in to reach this point was a lot," Glave said, adding that he and his coach had focused on the first 30 meters. The win came a night after Amy Hunt took gold for Britain in the women's 100.
Two-time defending champion Marcell Jacobs, the 2020 Tokyo Olympic champion, pulled up halfway through the final with an apparent leg injury and jogged across the line.
Nadine Visser of the Netherlands won the women's 100-meter hurdles in 12.668 seconds, taking her first major outdoor title by one-thousandth of a second over Poland's Pia Skrzyszowska, the 2022 champion. France's Laeticia Bapté was third in 12.73.
"This is a real relief, honestly. It still hasn't sunk in completely," said Visser, 31. "Winning by a thousandth, this was unnecessary."
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