Greece’s Tentoglou strikes gold with dramatic final jump

All or nothing: Greece’s Miltiadis Tentoglou competing in the men’s long jump final. He was outside the medal positions as he hit the runway for the final time. — AFP

TOKYO: Miltiadis Tentoglou of Greece won the men’s long jump in the most dramatic fashion as he leapt 8.41m in his final attempt to snatch the gold medal from Cuba’s Juan Miguel Echevarria.

Tentoglou was the world leader coming into Tokyo with an 8.60m leap at a domestic competition in May, but struggled to find his form and was outside the medal positions as he hit the runway for the final time.