Long jump world record
Vidts and Dongmo break into uncharted territory I also hope to set the national outdoor record this year. “I have never been to the USA and I am very excited to visit this country and to jump at the World Championships in Oregon. “I will do all possible and even impossible things to get it this summer,” he said. He told me before the contest he was going to jump 8.30-plus, so he was really motivated,” said Montler.Īfter emerging on the senior stage with gold at the 2018 European Athletics Championships, Tentoglou is only missing the world outdoor title from his collection and the World Athletics Championships in Oregon this summer are already looming into focus ahead of his title defence at the European Athletics Championships in Munich. “Some day I think it's going to be possible to beat Tentoglou but always at the big championships he pulls out the best one. The silver and bronze medal positions remained in a state of flux until the final round with Thobias Montler hauling himself into medal contention with a national indoor record of 8.38m to win silver behind Tentoglou.just as he did at the 20 European Indoor Championships.
Tentoglou also moved to sixth on the world all-time list, one place ahead of Robert Emmiyan. Not only was it a world lead and a national indoor record, it was also the world’s longest jump since Sebastian Bayer jumped his memorable European record of 8.71m at the 2009 European Indoor Championships. Incidentally his disallowed first round mark was measured at the same distance. In the long jump, Tentoglou’s first round attempt looked similarly poised to make an impact on the world all-time list but it was ruled a foul by the narrowest of margins, much to the usually cool-headed Greek’s displeasure.īut having regained his composure, Tentoglou adjusted his run-up for his second attempt and the Greek sailed into gold medal position, duly smashing all sorts of records with his mark of 8.55m. Miltiadis Tentoglou celebrated his 24th birthday today but the Greek jumper is already only one title away from completing the major set after leaping to long jump gold at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade, Serbia.Įuropean athletes swept four of the five titles on the first evening session which was capped by an incredulous and disbelieving Mujinga Kambundji from Switzerland scorching to 60m gold in 6.96.