TENTOGLOU

Miltiadis "Miltos" Tentoglou (Greek: Μιλτιάδης Τεντόγλου [milti'aðis te'doɣlu];[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 the current Greek indoor record of 8.55 metres, which places him sixth on the world indoor all-time list,[5] and took silver at the outdoor World Championships. He holds an outdoor personal best of 8.60 m (28 ft 2+1⁄2 in).

Miltiadis Tentoglou
Personal information
Born
March 18, 1998 (age 24)
Grevena, Greece
Height
1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight
75 kg (165 lb)[1]
Sport
Country
Greece
Sport
Track and field
Event(s)
Long jump
Club
G.E. Grevena
Coached by
Georgi Pomashki (2017–)
Evangelos Papanikos (–2017)
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
8.60 m (Athens 2021)
Indoors
8.55 m(i) NR (Belgrade 2022)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Greece
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Long jump
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Eugene Long jump
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Belgrade Long jump
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Berlin Long jump
Gold medal – first place 2022 Munich Long jump
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Glasgow Long jump
Gold medal – first place 2021 Toruń Long jump
Diamond League
First place 2022 Long jump
European Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Bydgoszcz Long jump
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Gävle Long jump
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Bydgoszcz Long jump
European U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Grosseto Long jump
Representing Europe Europe
Continental Cup
Silver medal – second place 2018 Ostrava Long jump
Tentoglou has won four consecutive European titles: at the 2018 European Championships in Berlin, where he became the youngest Greek man to win a continental gold, the 2019 European Indoor Championships in Glasgow, the 2021 European Indoor Championships in Toruń and at the 2022 European Championships in Munich, where he set a championship record in the process.[6] He is the 2022 Diamond League long jump champion.

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