Thobias Montler Explained
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. Montler was a silver medalist in long jump at the 2022 World Indoor Championships.
His personal bests in the event are 8.27 metres outdoors (Monaco 2021) and 8.38 metres indoors (Belgrade 2022).
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.[2] He hails from Landskrona.[3]
Montler won two NAIA national championships in the men's indoor and outdoor long jump with the Keiser Seahawks in West Palm Beach, Florida.[4]
Since 2015, he has been dating Lisa Lilja, a Swedish sprinter.[5]
International competitions
| Representing |
|---|
| 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 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.73 s |
| 4th | Long 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 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | Long jump | 8.17 m |
| World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 9th | Long jump | 7.96 m |
| 2021 | European Indoor Championships | Toruń, Poland | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | Long jump | 8.31 m |
| Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 7th | Long jump | 8.08 m |
| 2022 | World Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | Long jump | 8.38 m |
| World Championships | Eugene, United States | 11th | Long jump | 7.81 m |
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | Long jump | 8.06 m |
| 2023 | European Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | Long jump | 8.19 m |
| World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 6th | Long jump | 8.00 m |
| 2024 | World Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 8th | Long jump | 7.80 m | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Thobias Nilsson Montler / IF Kronan - Stjänor från IF Kronan - Svenskalag.se . 2019-09-25 . 2019-09-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190925085019/https://www.svenskalag.se/stjarnor/nyheter/356287/thobias-nilsson-montler . dead .
- News: Svensken byter namn: "Ingen kallar mig det". Holmberg. Ludvig. 24 September 2019. Expressen. Swedish. 25 September 2019.
- News: "Ett svar på att det man gör är rätt". Lundin. Jonas. 5 September 2018. Lokaltidningen. Swedish. 25 September 2019.
- https://kuseahawks.com/sports/2020/9/24/new-national-champ.aspx National Championships - Keiser University Athletics
- Web site: Följde kärleken – gör landslagsdebut: "Kan knappt tro att det är sant". Sydsvenskan. 31 August 2018 .
