Tentoglou starts 2022 at the top of world rankings in long jump

Many Greek athletes made it to the World Athletics Federation’s top 100 list

Miltiadis Tentoglou of Greece reacts after competing in the Men's Long Jump final during the Athletics events of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in 2021. Photo: AAΡ via EPA/DIEGO AZUBEL

2 January 2022 3:46pm

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Miltos Tentoglou may have not gotten the Top Greek Athlete Award in his country for 2021 but the gold medalist in the long jump ended 2021 at the very top of the world rankings, as announced today by the World Athletics Federation.

This is one of the greatest accomplishments by a Greek athlete in this category.

Meanwhile, Antigoni Drisbioti, received second place of the 35km walk while ranking 10th in the 20km walk.

Alexandros Papamichael also got the fourth place in the 35km for men with an impressive record.

Greek pole vaulter Katerina Stefanidi got third place in her category while Nikol Kyriakopoulou is sits at number eight with Eleni Polak in the 22nd place.

Triple jumper Voula Papachristou is in ninth place.

More specifically, Greece’s up-and-coming athletes that made it in the Top 100 are:

WOMEN

100m Rafaela Spanoudaki (65th)
200m Rafaela Spanoudaki (56th)
400m Irini Vasileiou (66th)
100m hurdles Elisavet Pesiridou (62nd)
Height Tatiana Gusin (38th), Ioanna Zakka (44th), Panagiota Dosi (98th)
Short Katerina Stefanidi (3rd), Nikol Kyriakopoulou (8th), Eleni Polak (22nd)
Triple Voula Papachristou (9th), Spyridoula Karydi (20th)
Chrysoula Anagnostopoulou Discus (34th)
Hammering Stamatia Skarveli (39th), Iliana Korosidou (84th)
Javelin Elina Zhengo (24th)
20km walk Antigoni Drismbioti (10th), Panagiota Tsinopoulou (28th), Kyriaki Filtisakou (30th), Christina Papadopoulou (40th), Olga Fiaska (82nd)
35km walk Antigoni Drisbioti (2nd), Kyriaki Filtisakou (11th), Christina Papadopoulou (15th), Efstathia Kourkoutsaki (33rd)
Heptathlon Sofia Yfantidou (100th)

MEN

Height Konstantinos Baniotis (48th)
Short Emmanuel Karalis (11th), Costas Filippidis (44th)
Length Miltos Tentoglou (1st)
Triple jump Dimitris Tsiamis (25th), Nikos Andrikopoulos (29th), Andreas Pantazis (55th)
Nikos Skarvelis (43rd), Kyriakos Zotos (58th), Odysseas Mouzenidis (70th), Anastasios Latiflari (93rd)
Hammering Christos Frantzeskakis (24th), Michail Anastasakis (34th), Konstantinos Zaltos (96th)
Javelin throw Dimitris Tsitsos (78th)
35km walk Alexandros Papamichael (4th), Konstantinos – Alexandros Dentopoulos (66th), Anastasios Stamos (68th), Konstantinos Stamelos (69th)
Decathlon Alexandros Spyridonidis (78th)