Louis Tsatoumas

Medal record
Men's athletics
Competitor for  Greece
European Indoor Championships
Silver 2007 Birmingham Long jump

Louis Tsatoumas (Greek: Λούης Τσάτουμας, born 12 February 1982 in Messene) is a Greek long jumper.

He won his first major senior medal in 2007 at the European Indoor Athletics Championships, where he claimed the silver medal behind an Italian record-breaking Andrew Howe. On 2 June 2007 in Kalamata Tsatoumas jumped 8.66 metres, achieving a personal best and a Greek record for the event. The performance was the best in the world since Iván Pedroso leaped 8.70 m to win the gold medal at the 1995 World Championships. Tsatoumas ranks as the eighth best long jumper in history and holds the European record in the event at low altitude.

At the 2008 Olympics he had the longest qualifying jump with 8.27 m, but after three consecutive fouls in the final he finished in last place. He was the bronze medallist at both the 2009 Mediterranean Games and 2009 European Team Championships.[1] He represented Greece at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, reaching the final round, but finished only eleventh overall. At the 2010 European Athletics Championships he came sixth.

In 2011 Tsatoumas set a Greek indoor record of 8.21 m to win the national indoor title.[2]

Personal bests

Date Event Venue Performance
2 June 2007 Long jump Kalamata, Greece 8.66 m (NR)
February 2011 Long jump (indoor) Peania, Greece 8.21 m (NR)

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Greece
1999 World Youth Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 4th
2003 World Championships Paris, France 12th 7.72 m
World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 8th
2005 European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain final NM
2006 World Indoor Championships Moscow, Russia 4th 8.10 m
European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 8th 7.84 m
World Athletics Final Stuttgart, Germany 3rd
2007 European Indoor Championships Birmingham, England 2nd 8.02 m
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China final NM
2009 European Indoor Championships Torino, Italy 12th (q)
Mediterranean Games Pescara, Italy 3rd 8.20 m
World Championships Berlin, Germany 11th 7.59 m
2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain 6th 8.09 m
2011 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 13th (q) 7.81 m
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 14th (q) 8.01 m

References

  1. ^ Sampaolo, Diego (2009-07-04). Cusma double; Sdiri shows solid form again, 8.29m - Mediterranean Games, Day 4. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-07-12.
  2. ^ Nikitaridis, Michalis (2011-02-21). Tsatoumas leaps world-leading 8.21m in Peania - Greek indoor champs WRAP. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-21.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Irving Saladino
Men's Long Jump Best Year Performance
2007
Succeeded by
Irving Saladino