Miltiadis Tentoglou equals Greek national long jump record

Greek long jumper Miltiadis Tentoglou equalled the national record of 8.66 metres held by Louis Tsatoumas since 2007, recorded the world’s best performance of 2026, and won gold at the Panhellenic Championships in Volos. 𝝡𝝚𝝘𝝖𝝨 𝝩𝝚𝝢𝝩𝝤𝝘𝝠𝝤𝝪Ο σπουδαίος Έλληνας άλτης πέταξε στα 8 μέτρα και 66 εκατοστά κι έπιασε το θρυλικό πανελλήνιο ρεκόρ του Λούη Τσάτουμα στο άλμα εις μήκος!#Tentoglou #Athletics #Τεντόγλου pic.twitter.com/vnL2ZikFLE— ERT Sports (@ert_sports) July 26, 2026 Key details He matched Tsatoumas’s “haunted” record from the 2007 Papaflesseia meeting in Kalamata. His previous best mark at the national championships was 8.48 m (2021).

In Volos he produced three jumps over 8.60 m and four over 8.50 m. He closed the competition with 8.64 m (+0.7 wind). Although he did not surpass 8.66 m, the performance puts the national record firmly in his sights for the near future.

ResultsAdvertising1 (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Miltiadis Tentoglou – 8.66 m (national record equalled, world lead 2026) Nikos Stamatonikolos (AO Megaron) – 7.84 m Arsenis Koulouris (19) – 7.69 m Source: sport-fm.gr / SKAI (26 July 2026). Advertising1 (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The post Miltiadis Tentoglou equals Greek national long jump record appeared first on Greek City Times.