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Defending Olympic champion Miltiadis Tentoglou returned as the world leader. Tentoglou was also the 2023 World Champion and 2022 silver medalist. Wang Jianan won in 2022, Simon Ehammer won bronze and is #2 for 2024. 2023 silver medalist Wayne Pinnock jumped well indoors in 2024 but didn't quite match it outdoors. 19 year old Mattia Furlani showed several good results in 2024.
Olympic Games: Atlanta, United States Pole vault: 4.91 m Katerina Stefanidi: 6 August 2017 World Championships: London, United Kingdom [18] Long jump: 7.03 m (+0.6 m/s) Niki Xanthou: 18 August 1997 Bellinzona, Switzerland Triple jump: 15.32 m (+0.9 m/s) Hrysopiyí Devetzí: 21 August 2004 Olympic Games: Athens, Greece [19] Shot put: 19.10 m ...
Greece: 5.90 m Long jump details: Miltiadis Tentoglou Greece: 8.48 m Wayne Pinnock Jamaica: 8.36 m Mattia Furlani Italy: 8.34 m Triple jump details: Jordan Díaz Spain: 17.86 m Pedro Pichardo Portugal: 17.84 m Andy Díaz Italy: 17.64 m SB: Shot put details: Ryan Crouser United States: 22.90 m SB: Joe Kovacs United States: 22.15 m Rajindra ...
The women's long jump was introduced over fifty years later in 1948, and was the second Olympic jumping event for women after the high jump, which was added in 1928. The Olympic records for the event are 8.90 m ( 29 ft 2 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) for men, set by Bob Beamon in 1968, and 7.40 m ( 24 ft 3 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) for women, set by Jackie Joyner-Kersee ...
Only one game remains in the men's Olympic soccer tournament. After Morocco dominated Egypt 6-0 to secure the bronze, it's down to France and Spain – two very familiar faces – for the gold and ...
Greece has hosted the modern Olympic Games twice, both in Athens for the Summer Olympic Games, in 1896 and 2004. In recognition as the birthplace of the Ancient Olympic Games, Greece always enters the stadium first to lead the Parade of Nations at the opening ceremony, with the notable exception of 2004 when Greece entered last as the host nation.
Giannis Antetokounmpo looked like a player intent on leading Greece to its first Olympic berth since 2008. Antetokounmpo had 32 points in 19 minutes, going 11 of 11 from the field, as Greece ...
Key No longer contested at the Summer Olympics Men's records Usain Bolt currently holds three Olympic records; two individually in the 100m & 200m, and one with the Jamaican 4 × 100 m relay team. Ethiopian long-distance runner Kenenisa Bekele holds the Olympic record in the 5,000 m. ♦ denotes a performance that is also a current world record. Statistics are correct as of August 5, 2024 ...