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Miltiadis Tentoglou joins Carl Lewis as the only men with consecutive Olympic long jump golds
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Miltiadis Tentoglou joins Carl Lewis as the only men with consecutive Olympic long jump golds

Associated Press  

SAINT-DENIS, France — Miltiadis Tentoglou flexed his biceps, draped the Greek flag over his shoulders and stared up into the clear night sky above the packed Stade de France. It was a moment to savor: Tentoglou became only the second man after Carl Lewis to win two consecutive Olympic long jump titles, adding the gold at the 2024 Games on …

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Zero US men in the Olympic long jump final is a rare absence for the nation of Lewis and Owens
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Zero US men in the Olympic long jump final is a rare absence for the nation of Lewis and Owens

Associated Press  

SAINT-DENIS, France — From Jesse Owens to Bob Beamon to Carl Lewis and plenty more, Americans have ruled the men’s long jump throughout the history of the Summer Olympics, but there was no one from the United States in that event’s final on Tuesday night. Lewis alone won four consecutive gold medals in the long jump — at Los Angeles …

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I’ll quit long jump if rules changed - world champion Tentoglou
9 months, 3 weeks ago

I’ll quit long jump if rules changed - world champion Tentoglou

The Hindu  

Greek Miltiadis Tentoglou threatened to quit the long jump event shortly after winning the world indoor title on Saturday if the sport implements a rule change intended to eliminate foul jumps. “I consider long jump to be one of the hardest events because of the board and the accuracy you need,” Tentoglou told reporters. “So if they want to remove …

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World Athletics Indoor C’ships: Tentoglou retains long jump title, Holloway cruises
9 months, 3 weeks ago

World Athletics Indoor C’ships: Tentoglou retains long jump title, Holloway cruises

The Hindu  

Greece’s Miltiadis Tentoglou retained his world indoor long jump title in Glasgow on Saturday as American Grant Holloway moved smoothly into the semifinals of the 60m hurdles. The 26-year-old, fresh from eclipsing his own world record in the 60m hurdles last month, is unbeaten in indoor races since March 2014, a remarkable record that spans 73 races. I think that …

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World Athletics Championships: Jeswin Aldrin finishes 11th in men's long jump final
1 year, 3 months ago

World Athletics Championships: Jeswin Aldrin finishes 11th in men's long jump final

India TV News  

India's Jeswin Aldrin on Friday ended his men's long jump event in a disappointment as the national record holder finished 11th in the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Aldrin was the lone Indian to reach the event's final after he recorded a jump of 8.0m in the qualification. Aldrin became only the second Indian after M Sreeshankar to qualify …

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World Athletics Championships 2023: Top three contenders in men’s long jump
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: Top three contenders in men’s long jump

The Hindu  

The World Athletics Championships 2023 will be held in Budapest from August 19 to 27. PB - 8.42m - AFI National Jumps Competition, March 2, 2023 SB - 8.42m - AFI National Jumps Competition, March 2, 2023 Murali Sreesankar FILE PHOTO: India’s Murali Sreeshankar in action. The Commonwealth Games silver medallist comes into the event with a personal and season-best …

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What Google Won’t Tell You podcast: Murali Sreeshankar on long jump, basketball, speed cubing and sacrificing his beloved parotta
1 year, 5 months ago

What Google Won’t Tell You podcast: Murali Sreeshankar on long jump, basketball, speed cubing and sacrificing his beloved parotta

The Hindu  

In this episode of What Google Won’t Tell You, Jonathan Selvaraj and Ipsit Mohapatra speak to Asian Championships and Commonwealth Games silver medal-winning long jumper Murali Sreeshankar. He doesn’t have to say anything like get ready for the evening, or get good sleep or eat at this time because I am programmed that way from a very young age, so …

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