Tentoglou Wins Fourth Straight European Long Jump Title as Halász Produces 84.25m Hammer Stunner
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Miltiadis Tentoglou extended his remarkable reign over European long jumping on Tuesday night, winning a fourth consecutive European Athletics Championships title, while Hungary’s Bence Halász produced one of the performances of the championships with a world-leading 84.25m national record in the men’s hammer throw.
Tentoglou once again delivered when it mattered in the men’s long jump final. The Greek star opened with 8.27m and matched that distance in the third round before taking control of the competition with a superb 8.44m leap into a 1.1 m/s headwind in round four.
That was enough to secure his fourth straight European outdoor crown.
Switzerland’s Simon Ehammer took silver with 8.29m, achieved despite a strong 2.7 m/s headwind, while Bulgaria’s Bozhidar Sarâboyukov saved his best for the final round, jumping 8.26m to claim bronze.
Portugal’s Gerson Baldé finished fourth with 8.18m, ahead of Serbia’s Luka Boškovic, who reached 8.08m.
Halász Blasts 84.25m World Lead in Hammer Final
Bence Halász delivered an emphatic victory in the men’s hammer throw, launching the implement to a massive 84.25m in the fifth round.
The Hungarian had already established control with throws of 80.96m and 81.84m before producing the winning mark. His 84.25m was both a world lead and Hungarian national record.
Germany’s Merlin Hummel was the only other athlete to surpass 80 metres, taking silver with a fifth-round 81.30m.
Ukraine’s Mykhaylo Kokhan secured bronze with 79.49m, narrowly holding off Czech Republic’s Volodymyr Myslyvcuk, who reached 79.42m. Five-time world champion Pawel Fajdek finished fifth with 79.13m.
Glave Leads British One-Two in Men's 100m
Romell Glave captured the European men’s 100m crown with a 10.09 victory, completing an impressive evening after winning his semifinal in 10.13.
Britain celebrated a one-two finish as Jeremiah Azu took silver in 10.16, while Germany’s Owen Ansah earned bronze with 10.19. Elvis Afrifa of the Netherlands was fourth in 10.22.
Lamont Marcell Jacobs had earlier produced the fastest semifinal performance of the evening with 10.08 but finished seventh in the final in 12.26.
Visser Edges Skrzyszowska by 0.001 Seconds
The women’s 100m hurdles produced one of the closest finishes of the championships as Nadine Visser edged Poland’s Pia Skrzyszowska by just one thousandth of a second.
Both athletes were officially credited with 12.67, but Visser’s 12.668 gave the Netherlands the gold medal ahead of Skrzyszowska’s 12.669.
France’s Laeticia Bapté took bronze in 12.73, with Switzerland’s Ditaji Kambundji narrowly missing the medals in 12.75.
Battocletti Takes European 5000m Crown
Italy’s Nadia Battocletti added another major title to her résumé with victory in the women’s 5000m.
Battocletti prevailed after a tightly contested race, crossing the line in 15:37.84. Spain’s Marta García secured silver with a season-best 15:39.98, while Micol Majori gave Italy a second athlete on the podium by taking bronze in 15:40.65.
Ireland’s Sarah Healy was just outside the medals, placing fourth in 15:40.95, with the top six athletes separated by less than four seconds.
The evening belonged above all to Tentoglou and Halász, with the Greek extending his extraordinary European championship streak to four consecutive long jump titles and Halász producing a world-leading 84.25m to underline his status among the world's leading hammer throwers.
