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Tentoglou Wins Fourth Straight European Long Jump Title

8/13/2026

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Tentoglou Triumphs

Miltiadis Tentoglou claimed his fourth long jump title with an 8.44-metre jump at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham on August 11, 2026.
Bence Halász set a Hungarian record with a world-leading 84.25 m hammer, moving to tenth all-time.
Romell Glave won the men’s 100 m in 10.09 seconds, while Jeremiah Azu finished second in 10.16 seconds.
Nadine Visser captured the women’s 100 m hurdles in 12.668 seconds, edging Pia Skrzyszowska by one-thousandth.

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Tentoglou Wins Fourth

Miltiadis Tentoglou won his fourth straight European long-jump title, the first man to claim four consecutive crowns and matching Heike Drechsler’s record.
He called the final “one of the hardest” because wind forced run-up changes.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis praised the win for the Hellenic Republic.
Tentoglou noted his 8.44 m jump was below his 8.65 m Rome 2024 record and said rival Simon Ehammer also struggled with the wind.

History

Historical Context

At the 2000 Sydney Olympics, Greek sprinter Konstantinos Kenteris captured the men’s 200 m gold in 20.09 seconds, giving Greece its sole athletics gold and helping the team earn 13 medals—the country’s most successful non-host tally. His victory also made him the first white male 200 m Olympic champion since Pietro Mennea in 1980.

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Tentoglou Triumphs

Miltiadis Tentoglou claimed his fourth long jump title with an 8.44-metre jump at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham on August 11, 2026.
Bence Halász set a Hungarian record with a world-leading 84.25 m hammer, moving to tenth all-time.
Romell Glave won the men’s 100 m in 10.09 seconds, while Jeremiah Azu finished second in 10.16 seconds.
Nadine Visser captured the women’s 100 m hurdles in 12.668 seconds, edging Pia Skrzyszowska by one-thousandth.

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