Greek long jumper Miltiadis Tentoglou delivered a dominant performance at the European Team Championships in Madrid on Saturday, June 28, leaping a world-leading 8.46m to win the event and break his own championship record.
The two-time Olympic champion opened with 8.15m and soared to 8.46m on his second attempt, surpassing his previous record of 8.38m set in 2021.
He further impressed with an 8.44m jump in the fourth round. Sweden’s Thobias Montler finished second with 8.08m, followed by Italy’s Mattia Furlani (8.07m).
Tentoglou‘s performance was one of four championship records set on the penultimate day of competition, with Italy leading the overall standings with 290 points, ahead of Germany (266) and Poland (256.5).
Source: World Athletics.
