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
EventLong jump
ClubIF Kronan[1]
Malmö AI
Coached byYannick Tregaro
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Sweden
World Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place2022 BelgradeLong jump
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2022 MunichLong jump
European Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place2019 GlasgowLong jump
Silver medal – second place2021 ToruńLong jump
Silver medal – second place2023 IstanbulLong jump
European U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place2017 BydgoszczLong jump
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 Eskilstuna4 x 100 m relay

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).[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]

Montler won two NAIA national championships in the men's indoor and outdoor long jump with the Keiser Seahawks in West Palm Beach, Florida.[5]

Since 2015, he has been dating Lisa Lilja, a Swedish sprinter.[6]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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 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 2nd Long jump 8.17 m
World Championships Doha, Qatar 9th Long jump 7.96 m
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 2nd Long jump 8.31 m
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 7th Long jump 8.08 m
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 2nd Long jump 8.38 m
World Championships Eugene, United States 11th Long jump 7.81 m
European Championships Munich, Germany 2nd Long jump 8.06 m
2023 European Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 2nd Long jump 8.19 m
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 6th Long jump 8.00 m

References

  1. ↑ "Thobias Nilsson Montler / IF Kronan - Stjänor från IF Kronan - Svenskalag.se". Archived from the original on 2019-09-25. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  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.
  5. ↑ National Championships - Keiser University Athletics. kuseahawks.com. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Följde kärleken – gör landslagsdebut: "Kan knappt tro att det är sant"". Sydsvenskan.


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