QUOTE OF THE DAY
“I wanted to do 1cm more to improve our national record, but it did not happen. My coach told me after the first 8.65m that I should push myself even more because I could do it. I told him that I did five jumps around 8.50, all of them, and I felt tired. I am dead; I gave my everything,” Tentoglou said.
“Here in Rome, I won my seventh gold medal at a European Championships, and as Rome was built on seven hills, I wanted to have a medal for each hill. It was an amazing crowd. Thanks to the Italians and Croatians who came here to support me. I knew that I was the best one here and that I could throw far. But I am still a human, and I get a little nervous. It is emotional because this is my first medal for my husband and me under Elkasevic as if a new girl were in town. I won six under the name Perkovic, and this is the first one for our family. And that gold goes to him,” Sandra Elkasevic.
RESULTS OF THE DAY
Miltiadis Tentoglou (842 – X – 849 – 845 – 865 – 865) 3+1 world leads, only Carl Lewis and Robert Emmiyan jumped in one competition 865 or more twice. Sandra Elkasevic – seven consecutive titles right with first throw, and first athlete in the history of European champs to win 7 gold medals.
SURPRISE OF THE DAY
831 enough only for bronze in the long jump and 12.31 improvement by Cyrena Samba-Mayela. She came to the championships with 12.52 and competed for the first time this summer in Europe.
MEDALS ( 18 countries)
ITA 5-4-1, NED 1-1-1, FRA 1-1-0, NOR 1-1-0, BEL 1-0-1
POINTS (28 countries)
ITA 82, ESP 48.5, NED 41, FRA 37.5, GBR 37, GER 34, SUI 31, SWE 26, BEL 22
TITLE DEFENDERS
Yes (6): Schilder, Tentoglou, Thiam, Ingebrigtsen (5000m), Jacobs, Elkasevic
No (5): Ntrismpioti (20kmW), Alekna, Skrzyszowska, Martínez, Mihaljevic
NC (2): Klosterhalfen, Martín
TOP MARKS
WL (5): 841 long jump Ehammer, 3:09.92 mixed 4x400m Ireland, 6848 heptathlon Thiam, 12.31 100m hurdles Samba-Mayela, 865 long jump Tentoglou
CR (6): 3:09.92 mixed 4x400m Ireland, 14:35.29 5000m Battocletti, 6848 heptathlon Thiam, 12.31 100m hurdles Samba-Mayela, 865 long jump Tentoglou, 22.45 shot put Fabbri
U20WR (1): 838 long jump Furlani
EL (8): 841 long jump Ehammer, 3:09.92 mixed 4x400m Ireland, 6848 heptathlon Thiam, 12.43+12.31 100m hurdles Samba-Mayela, 865 long jump Tentoglou, 13.20+13.05 110m hurdles Simonelli
U20ER (1): 838 long jump Furlani
NR (13): 5 – ITA; 2 – FRA; 1 – BEL, ESP, EST, FIN, IRL, SUI
AGENTS (individual gold medals)
3 – Marcello Magnani; 2 –…
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