Tentoglou of Greece wins men's long jump at Tokyo Olympics

02/08/2021 11:36 AM

TOKYO, Aug 2  -- Greek jumper Miltiadis Tentoglou's last bid at the men's long jump final of Tokyo Olympics gifted him the gold medal on Monday.

Tentoglou leaped 8.41m in his final attempt to tie Juan Miguel Echevarria of Cuba, winning the gold on second-best of 8.15m in front of Echevarria's 8.09m, Xinhua News Agency reported.

Echevarria's teammate Maykel Masso took the bronze with 8.21m. 

-- BERNAMA