Marcus Thomsen

Marcus Thomsen (born 7 January 1998 in Voss) is a Norwegian athlete specialising in the shot put.[1] He won a gold medal at the 2017 European U20 Championships. He also reached the final at the European Indoor Championships finishing seventh.

Marcus Thomsen

Marcus Thomsen in 2019
Personal information
Born	(1998-01-07) 7 January 1998 Voss, Norway
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Shot put
Club	IK Tjalve
Coached by	Simon Stewart, Vesteinn Hafsteinsson

His family moved from Voss to Aarhus in 2012, and Thomsen spent his teenages there. When breaking through as a youth athlete he did not represent any Norwegian club, eventually being recruited by Oslo-based club IK Tjalve.[2]

His personal bests in the event are 20.59 metres outdoors, achieved at the 2019 Norwegian U23 Championships at Prestfoss, and 20.58 metres indoors, achieved in January 2019 at Rud.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Norway
2015	World Youth Championships	Cali, Colombia	11th	Shot put (5 kg)	19.16 m
2016	World U20 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	7th	Shot put (6 kg)	19.39 m
2017	European Throwing Cup (U23)	Las Palmas, Spain	3rd	Shot put	18.20 m
	European U20 Championships	Grosseto, Italy	1st	Shot put (6 kg)	21.36 m
2018	European Throwing Cup (U23)	Leiria, Portugal	1st	Shot put	19.61 m
	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	16th (q)	Shot put	19.59 m
2019	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	7th	Shot put	20.22 m
	European U23 Championships	Gävle, Sweden	4th	Shot put	19.41 m

References

1. Marcus Thomsen at World Athletics
2. Rotnes, Hanne Hagen (10 January 2014). "Danskene hyller friidretts-talent fra Voss". Bergensavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 4 March 2019.