 He broke his own national long jump record in September 1934, in another dual meet (between Finland and Germany); he jumped 7.51 m and defeated both Wilhelm Leichum, who had won the European championship the previous week, and future Olympic silver medalist Luz Long.That jump remained the Finnish record until 1954, when Jorma Valkama broke it.Tolamo returned to the Olympics in 1936, competing in both the decathlon and the long jump.