# Louis Tsatoumas

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

## Biography

He won his first major senior medal in 2007 at the European Indoor Athletics Championships, where he claimed the silver medal ending in second place after the Italian record-breaking Andrew Howe. On 2 June 2007 in Kalamata Tsatoumas jumped 8.66metres, achieving a personal best and a Greek record for the event. The performance was the best in the world since Iván Pedroso leaped 8.70m 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 8.27m, 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. 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 was sixth.
In 2014 Tsatoumas set a Greek indoor record of 8.23m to win the national indoor title.

## Personal bests

| Event | Performance | Date | Venue |
| Long jump | 8.66 m (28 ft 4+3⁄4 in) (NR) | 2 June 2007 | Kalamata, Greece |
| Long jump (indoor) | 8.23 m (27 ft 0 in) | February 2014 | Pireas, Greece |

## International competitions

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
| Representing Greece |||||
| 1999 | World Youth Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 4th | 7.54 m |
| 2000 | World Junior Championships | Santiago, Chile | 21st (q) | 7.15 m (wind: +0.3 m/s) |
| 2001 | European Junior Championships | Grosseto, Italy | 1st | 7.98 m (w) |
| 2003 | European U23 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 1st | 8.24 m (wind: -0.5 m/s) |
| 2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 12th | 7.72 m |
| 2003 | World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 8th | 7.22 m |
| 2004 | World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 25th (q) | 7.34 m |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 22nd (q) | 7.81 m |
| 2005 | European Indoor Championships | Madrid, Spain | final | NM |
| 2006 | World Indoor Championships | Moscow, Russia | 4th | 8.10 m |
| 2006 | European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 8th | 7.84 m |
| 2006 | World Athletics Final | Stuttgart, Germany | 3rd | 8.29 m |
| 2007 | European Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 2nd | 8.02 m |
| 2008 | World Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 10th (q) | 7.77 m |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | final | NM |
| 2009 | European Indoor Championships | Turin, Italy | 12th (q) | 7.79 m |
| 2009 | Mediterranean Games | Pescara, Italy | 3rd | 8.20 m |
| 2009 | 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 |
| 2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 14th (q) | 8.01 m |
| 2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 6th | 7.88 m |
| 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 29th (q) | 7.53 m |
| 2013 | European Indoor Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 5th | 8.00 m |
| 2013 | Mediterranean Games | Mersin, Turkey | 1st | 8.14 m |
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 10th | 7.98 m |
| 2014 | World Indoor Championships | Sopot, Poland | 4th | 8.13 m |
| 2014 | European Championships | Zurich, Switzerland | 2nd | 8.15 m |
| 2015 | European Indoor Championships | Prague, Czech Republic | 4th | 7.98 m |