Thobias Montler

Thobias Montler (born 15 February 1996) is a Swedish athlete specialising in the long jump. He won a bronze medal at the 2017 European U23 Championships. In addition, he finished fourth at the 2018 European Championships.

Thobias Montler
Montler in 2019
Personal information
Born (1996-02-15) 15 February 1996
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Long jump
ClubIF Kronan[1]
Malmö AI
Coached byYannick Tregaro
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Sweden
European Indoor Championships
2019 GlasgowLong jump

His personal bests in the event are 8.22 metres outdoors (Stockholm 2019) and 8.17 metres indoors (Glasgow 2019).[2]

He was born Thobias Nilsson Montler, but legally changed his name to omit Nilsson in 2019. Among other reasons, the whole name did not fit on athlete's bibs or plane ticket, and neither had he ever used the Nilsson name personally.[3] He hails from Landskrona.[4]

International competitions
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Sweden
2013 World Youth Championships Donetsk, Ukraine 8th Long jump 7.32 m
2014 World Junior Championships Eugene, United States 8th Long jump 7.65 m (w)
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 21st (q) Long jump 7.38 m
European Junior Championships Eskilstuna, Sweden 1st 4 × 100 m relay 39.73 s
4th Triple jump 7.68 m
2017 European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 3rd Long jump 7.96 m
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 4th Long jump 8.10 m
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 2nd Long jump 8.17 m
World Championships Doha, Qatar 9th Long jump 7.96 m
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References
  1. https://www.svenskalag.se/stjarnor/nyheter/356287/thobias-nilsson-montler
  2. Thobias Montler at World Athletics
  3. Holmberg, Ludvig (24 September 2019). "Svensken byter namn: "Ingen kallar mig det"". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  4. Lundin, Jonas (5 September 2018). ""Ett svar på att det man gör är rätt"". Lokaltidningen (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 September 2019.
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