Louis Tsatoumas
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Louis Tsatoumas is a Greek
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

 long jump
Long jump
The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...

er.

He won his first major senior medal in 2007 at the European Indoor Athletics Championships, where he claimed the silver medal
Silver medal
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 behind an Italian record-breaking Andrew Howe
Andrew Howe
Andrew Howe is an Italian athlete who specializes in the long jump. He won this event as well as the 200 metres at the 2004 World Junior Championships. He was successful at senior level at a young age, winning a long jump bronze at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships before becoming the...

. On 2 June 2007 in Kalamata
Kalamata
Kalamata is the second-largest city of the Peloponnese in southern Greece. The capital and chief port of the Messenia prefecture, it lies along the Nedon River at the head of the Messenian Gulf...

 Tsatoumas jumped 8.66 metres, achieving a personal best and a Greek record
Greek records in athletics
The following are the national records in athletics in Greece maintained by Greece's national athletics federation: Association Hellenique d'Athlétisme Amateur .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:# = not officially ratified by IAAF...

 for the event. The performance was the best in the world since Iván Pedroso
Iván Pedroso
Iván Lázaro Pedroso Soler is a retired Cuban athlete, specializing in long jump.In July 1990, still at the age of 17, Pedroso jumped more than 8 meters for the first time. Facing tough competition from Carl Lewis, Mike Powell and others, he still won numerous gold medals in international...

 leaped 8.70 m to win the gold medal at the 1995 World Championships
1995 World Championships in Athletics
The 5th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg, Sweden between August 5 and August 13.This edition featured 1804 athletes from 191 nations....

. Tsatoumas ranks as the eighth best long jumper in history and holds the European record
European records in athletics
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 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 medal
Bronze medal
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list at both the 2009 Mediterranean Games
Athletics at the 2009 Mediterranean Games
At the 2009 Mediterranean Games, the athletics events were held in Pescara, Italy from 30 June to 3 July.-Medal summary:-Men:-Women:-Disability athletics:-Games records:-Medal table:Key:-Participating nations:...

 and 2009 European Team Championships
2009 European Team Championships
The first SPAR European Team Championships took place on 20 and 21 June 2009. The track and field athletics tournament run by European Athletics was the successor of the old European Cup competition which was held annually until 2008...

. He represented Greece at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics
2009 World Championships in Athletics
The 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics were held in Berlin, Germany from 15–23 August 2009. The majority of events took place in the Olympiastadion, while the marathon and racewalking events started and finished at the Brandenburg Gate....

, 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
Greek records in athletics
The following are the national records in athletics in Greece maintained by Greece's national athletics federation: Association Hellenique d'Athlétisme Amateur .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:# = not officially ratified by IAAF...

 of 8.21 m to win the national indoor title.

Personal bests

Date Event Venue Performance
2 June 2007 Long jump
Long jump
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Kalamata
Kalamata
Kalamata is the second-largest city of the Peloponnese in southern Greece. The capital and chief port of the Messenia prefecture, it lies along the Nedon River at the head of the Messenian Gulf...

, Greece
8.66 m (NR)
February 2011 Long jump
Long jump
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 (indoor)
Peania, Greece 8.21 m (NR)

Achievements

Representing
1999 World Youth Championships
1999 World Youth Championships in Athletics
The 1999 World Youth Championships in Athletics was the first edition of the World Youth Championships in Athletics. It was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland from July 16 to July 18, 1999.-Boys:-Girls:-Medals table:...

Bydgoszcz, Poland
Poland
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4th
2003 World Championships
2003 World Championships in Athletics
The 9th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held from 23 August to 31 August 2003 in the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.-Track:...

Paris, France 12th 7.72 m
2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's long jump
These are the official results of the Men's Long Jump event at the 2003 World Championships in Paris, France. There were a total number of 36 participating athletes, with the final held on Friday 29 August 2003...

World Athletics Final
2003 IAAF World Athletics Final
The 1st IAAF World Athletics Final was held at the Stade Louis II, in Monte Carlo, Monaco on 13 September and 14 September 2003.The hammer throw event for men and women had to take place in Szombathely, Hungary a week previous as the Monaco stadium was not large enough to hold the event.One of the...

Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo
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, Monaco
Monaco
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8th
2005 European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain final NM
2005 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's long jump
The Men's long jump event at the 2005 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 5–6.-Medalists:-Qualification:Qualifying perf. 8.05 or 8 best performers advanced to the Final.-Final:...

2006 World Indoor Championships
2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships
The 11th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations was held in Moscow from March 10 to March 12, 2006 in the Olimpiyski Sport arena....

Moscow
Moscow
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, Russia
Russia
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4th 8.10 m
2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's long jump
The Men's long jump event at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 10–11.-Medalists:-Qualification:Qualifying perf. 7.95 or 8 best performers advanced to the Final.-Final:-References:*...

European Championships Gothenburg
Gothenburg
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, Sweden
Sweden
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8th 7.84 m
2006 European Athletics Championships – Men's long jump
The final of the Men's Long Jump event at the 2006 European Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden was held on Tuesday August 8, 2006. There were a total number of 28 participating athletes...

World Athletics Final
2006 IAAF World Athletics Final
The 4th IAAF World Athletics Final was held at the Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion in Stuttgart, Germany on September 9 and September 10, 2006.-Results:-External links:*...

Stuttgart
Stuttgart
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, Germany
Germany
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3rd
2007 European Indoor Championships Birmingham
Birmingham
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, England
England
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2nd 8.02 m
2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's long jump
The Men's long jump event at the 2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 3–4.-Medalists:-Qualification:Qualifying perf. 8.00 or 8 best performers advanced to the Final.-Final:...

2008 Olympic Games
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium. The Olympic sport of athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track and field events, road running events, and racewalking...

Beijing, China
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final NM
2009 European Indoor Championships
2009 European Indoor Championships in Athletics
The 30th European Athletics Indoor Championships was held in Turin, Italy, from Friday, 6 March to Sunday, 8 March 2009. The championships took place at the Oval Lingotto indoor arena which has a seating capacity of 6,600 people....

Torino, Italy
Italy
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12th (q)
Mediterranean Games
2009 Mediterranean Games
The 2009 Mediterranean Games , officially known as the XVI Mediterranean Games, took place in Pescara, Italy, from 25 June to 5 July, 2009...

Pescara
Pescara
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, Italy
3rd 8.20 m
Athletics at the 2009 Mediterranean Games
At the 2009 Mediterranean Games, the athletics events were held in Pescara, Italy from 30 June to 3 July.-Medal summary:-Men:-Women:-Disability athletics:-Games records:-Medal table:Key:-Participating nations:...

World Championships
2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's long jump
The men's long jump at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on 20 and 22 August. The season had seen a number of athletes performing to a high level before the championships, with reigning World and Olympic champion Irving Saladino. The other athlete to jump...

Berlin, Germany 11th 7.59 m
2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's long jump
The men's long jump at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on 20 and 22 August. The season had seen a number of athletes performing to a high level before the championships, with reigning World and Olympic champion Irving Saladino. The other athlete to jump...

2010 European Championships Barcelona
Barcelona
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, Spain
Spain
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6th 8.09 m
2010 European Athletics Championships – Men's long jump
The men's long jump at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 30 July and 1 August.-Medalists:-Records:-Schedule:-Qualification:...

2011 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 13th (q) 7.81 m
2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's long jump
The Men's long jump event at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held at March 4, 2011 at 10:50 and March 5, 16:25 local time.-Records:-Qualification:...

World Championships
2011 World Championships in Athletics
The 13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics was an international athletics competition that was held in Daegu, South Korea. It started on 27 August 2011 and finished on 4 September 2011....

Daegu, South Korea 14th (q) 8.01 m
2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's long jump
The Men's long jump event at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on September 1 and 2Defending champion Dwight Phillips had not done well early in the season, only finishing tenth in the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. But as defending champion, he...

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