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Greece’s Miltiadis Tentoglou soared out to a record-equalling fourth European long jump title in Birmingham on Tuesday. Tentoglou, the double Olympic champion, came under pressure from Swiss athlete Simon Ehammer, but produced a winning 8.44 metres on his fourth attempt. Tentoglou emulated Germany’s Heike Drechsler who won four successive European women’s long jump titles between 1986 and 1998. “This was one of the hardest finals I have ever done,” said Tentoglou. “I am good in all conditions but this wind was so hard on us long jumpers. “Ehammer is a very strong guy and he was kind of OK with it. But for the other jumpers and me, it was incredibly difficult.” Tentoglou added: “I had to try so hard for this 8.44m jump. It is nothing for me usually but today it was so hard to do. This is one of my most precious victories because it is also a complex season for me. This is the start of winning golds again.” With AFP