Greece's Miltiadis Tentoglou soared out to a record-equalling fourth European long jump title in Birmingham on Tuesday, but Italian Marcell Jacobs was unable to claim a third 100m gold. Tentoglou, the double Olympic champion, came under pressure from Swiss athlete Simon Ehammer, but produced a winning 8.44 metres on his fourth attempt. AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementTentoglou emulated Germany's Heike Drechsler who won four successive European women's long jump titles between 1986 and 1998. AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementLike Tentoglou, Jacobs is a proven championship performer. Hungary's Olympic silver medallist Bence Halasz broke the Polish stranglehold on the European men's hammer throw, managing a world-leading 84.25m for victory.