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. He hails from Landskrona.
Montler won two NAIA national championships in the men's indoor and outdoor long jump with the Keiser Seahawks in West Palm Beach, Florida.National Championships - Keiser University Athletics. kuseahawks.com. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
Since 2015, he has been dating Lisa Lilja, a Swedish sprinter.
International competitions Representing 2013World Youth ChampionshipsDonetsk, Ukraine8thLong jump7.32 m2014World Junior ChampionshipsEugene, United States8thLong jump7.65 m (w)2015European Indoor ChampionshipsPrague, Czech Republic21st (q)Long jump7.38 mEuropean Junior ChampionshipsEskilstuna, Sweden1st4 × 100 m relay39.73 s4thLong jump7.68 m2017European U23 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland3rdLong jump7.96 m2018European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany4thLong jump8.10 m2019European Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom2ndLong jump8.17 mWorld ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar9thLong jump7.96 m2021European Indoor ChampionshipsToruń, Poland2ndLong jump8.31 mOlympic GamesTokyo, Japan7thLong jump8.08 m2022World Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia2ndLong jump8.38 mWorld ChampionshipsEugene, United States11thLong jump7.81 mEuropean ChampionshipsMunich, Germany2ndLong jump8.06 m2023European Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey2ndLong jump8.19 mWorld ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary6thLong jump8.00 m2024World Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom8thLong jump7.80 mOlympic GamesParis, France16th (q)Long jump7.82 m2025European Indoor ChampionshipsApeldoorn, Netherlands7thLong jump7.94 mWorld ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan7thLong jump8.17 m2026World Indoor ChampionshipsToruń, Poland10thLong jump7.94 mEuropean ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom13th (q)Long jump7.90 m
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