Miltiadis Tentoglou defended his Olympic long jump title, the 26-year-old Greek, who is also the current world and European champion, triumphed in the final with 8.48 meters.
Thus, the graduate of the Bulgarian coach Georgi Pomashki became the second competitor in history with more than one Olympic long jump title for men after the legend Carl Lewis (USA), who won four in a row - in Los Angeles 1984, Seoul 1988, Barcelona 1992 and Atlanta 1996.
World runner-up Wayne Pinnock of Jamaica took the silver with 8.36 meters, and the bronze went to 19-year-old Italian talent Mattia Furlani with 8.34 meters.
Meanwhile, Canada's Camryn Rogers won the Olympic hammer title with 76.97m. Annette Echikunwoke placed second with a result of 75.48 meters. Zhao Jie came third - 74.27 meters. | BGNES
