Miltiadis "Miltos" Tentoglou (Greek: Μιλτιάδης "Μίλτος" Τεντόγλου [miltiˈaðis te(n)ˈdoɣlu];[4] born 18 March 1998[5]) is a Greek long jump athlete, who is 14th in the all time lists, but one of the best in terms of achievements, as he is a double Olympic Champion with World and European titles also to his name in a career which has brought him 13[6] gold medals.
He won gold at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, 2024 Paris Olympics and the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.[7] In 2022, Tentoglou became the World Indoor champion jumping the current Greek indoor record of 8.55 metres, which places him sixth on the respective world all-time list,[8] and took silver at the outdoor World Championships. He is a six-time European champion, winning a record three consecutive outdoor titles in 2018, 2022 and 2024 and a record three successive men's indoor titles between 2019 and 2023.
He had been a silver medallist at the 2016 World Under-20 Championships and won gold at the 2017 European U20 and 2019 European U23 Championships. Tentoglou was also 2022 Diamond League Champion at the event. He is the Greek indoor record holder, and has won 12 national long jump titles. He was named the Greek Male Athlete of the Year, for the years 2022 and 2023.[9]
- ^ a b c "Miltiadis Tentoglou". Olympedia.org. OlyMADmen. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ "Μίλτος Τεντόγλου: Οταν ο χρυσός Ολυμπιονίκης, δήλωνε "τεμπέλης", του άρεσε να κάνει τούμπες και να παίζει ηλεκτρονικά παιχνίδια". reader.gr (in Greek). 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "World Rankings | Men's Long Jump".
- ^ Σούπερ Μιλτιάδης Τεντόγλου 7.73μ.! (video) – Πάει και ο Κουκοδήμος… (in Greek). Star FM (2015-07-26). Retrieved on 2016-08-19.
- ^ "Miltiadis TENTOGLOU – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ "Παρίσι 2024: Θρύλος Τεντόγλου! Χρυσό ολυμπιακό μετάλλιο στο μήκος". SEGAS (in Greek). 6 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
Ο Τεντόγλου με οδηγό τον Γιώργο Πομάσκι έφτασε σήμερα στην κατάκτηση του 12ου μεταλλίου της καριέρας και με …μόνη παραφωνία το ασημένιο μετάλλιο στο Παγκόσμιο του Όρεγκον ο Τεντόγλου έχει στο σπίτι του 11 λαμπερά, χρυσά μετάλλια.
- ^ Dennehy, Cathal (19 March 2022). "From parkour to long jump, how Papanikos and Pomashki helped Tentoglou to the top". World Athletics. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "Tentoglou wins long jump at indoor Worlds on his 24th birthday". Kathimerini EN ed. (.com). 18 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ ""Back to back" Κορυφαίοι ο Τεντόγλου και η Ντρισμπιώτη, 3η σερί φορά κορυφαία η εθνική πόλο, ο Βλάχος κορυφαίος προπονητής". psat.gr. Retrieved 30 August 2024.