Marcus Nilsson (decathlete) explained

Marcus Nilsson
Nationality:Swedish
Birth Date:3 May 1991
Birth Place:Malmö
Country:Sweden
Sport:Track and field
Event:Decathlon
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Marcus Nilsson (born 3 May 1991 in Malmö) is a Swedish decathlete. He competed at the 2013 World Championships in Moscow, Russia.

Nilsson hails from Kalmar in the flat southern Sweden.[1] He grew up in a sports family where both his father Carl-Gustaf ”Calle” and mother Katarina competed at an elite level. His brother David and two sisters, Ida and Johanna, have belonged to the Swedish national team in athletics. At the 2002 Swedish cross country championships the family walked home with four gold medals, one silver and one bronze.[2]

Competition record

Representing
2009European Junior ChampionshipsNovi Sad, Serbia20thDecathlon (junior)6915 pts
2010World Junior ChampionshipsMoncton, Canada3rdDecathlon (junior)7751 pts
2011European U23 ChampionshipsOstrava, Czech Republic16thDecathlon7141 pts
2012European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland18thDecathlon7164 pts
2013World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia24thDecathlon7540 pts
2014European ChampionshipsZürich, SwitzerlandDecathlonDNF
2016European ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands8thDecathlon7942 pts
2018European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany12thDecathlon7819 pts
2022World ChampionshipsEugene, United StatesDecathlonDNF
European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany4thDecathlon8327 pts
2023European Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey8thHeptathlon5677 pts
World ChampionshipsBudapest, HungaryDecathlonDNF

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ida sprang rakt upp i världstoppen. https://web.archive.org/web/20160509075436/https://www.marathon.se/nyheter/ida-sprang-rakt-upp-i-varldstoppen. Marathon.se. Torbjörn Sköldefors. Swedish. 7 May 2016. 2016-05-09. 2016-05-09. live.
  2. Web site: Löparfamiljen Nilsson från Högby IF. https://web.archive.org/web/20050205040654/http://textograf.com/articles/idrott/loparfamiljennilsson02.pdf. Tidningen Friidrott. Jonas Hedman. Swedish. 8. December 2002. 2005-02-05. 2016-05-08. live.