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 in 2022 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 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, Denmark in 2012, and Thomsen spent his teenage years 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 21.03 metres outdoors, achieved in June 2020 at Oslo, and 21.09 metres indoors, achieved in February 2021 at Växjö, Sweden, which is also the national record.
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 | |
| 2021 | European Indoor Championships | Toruń, Poland | 7th | Shot put | 20.28 m |
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, United States | 10th | Shot put | 20.66 m |
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | 9th | Shot put | 19.91 m | |
| 2023 | European Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 6th | Shot put | 20.66 m |
| World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 21st (q) | Shot put | 19.97 m | |
References
- Marcus Thomsen at World Athletics
- Rotnes, Hanne Hagen (10 January 2014). "Danskene hyller friidretts-talent fra Voss". Bergensavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 4 March 2019.
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