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
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Shot put
ClubIK Tjalve
Coached bySimon 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 21.03 metres outdoors, achieved in June 2020 at Oslo, and 21.09 metres indoors, achieved in February 2021 at Växjö, also is the national record.

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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.


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