Miltiadis Tentoglou

Miltiadis Tentoglou
Personal information
Born (1998-03-18) 18 March 1998
Thessaloniki, Greece
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
CountryGreece
SportAthletics
EventLong jump
ClubG.S. Kifissias
Coached byGeorgi Pomashki (2017–)
Evangelos Papanikos (–2017)
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking1st (2023)
Personal bests

Miltiadis "Miltos" Tentoglou (Greek: Μιλτιάδης "Μίλτος" Τεντόγλου [miltiˈaðis te(n)ˈdoɣlu]; born 18 March 1998) 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 multiple World and European titles also to his name in a career which has brought him 11 gold medals.

He won gold at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, 2024 Paris Olympics and the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest. In 2022, Tentoglou became the World Indoor champion jumping the current Greek indoor record of 8.55 metres, which places him sixth best indoor on the world all-time list, 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. He was also named the BTA Best Balkan Athlete of the Year for 2024.