Marcus Thomsen
Norwegian shot putter (born 1998)
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Marcus Thomsen (born 7 January 1998 in Voss Municipality) 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.
Thomsen at the 2022 European Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 January 1998 Voss Municipality, Norway |
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | 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 21.23 metres outdoors, achieved in June 2025 at Bottnaryd, Sweden and 21.09 metres indoors, achieved in February 2021 at Växjö, Sweden, both which also are the national records.
He placed tenth in shot put at the 2025 World Athletics Championships.[3]
