Thobias Montler

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.

Thobias Montler

Montler in 2019
Personal information
Born	(1996-02-15) 15 February 1996 (age 28)
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Long jump
Club	IF Kronan^[1] Malmö AI
Coached by	Yannick Tregaro
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Sweden World Indoor Championships 2022 Belgrade Long jump European Championships 2022 Munich Long jump European Indoor Championships 2019 Glasgow Long jump 2021 Toruń Long jump 2023 Istanbul Long jump European U23 Championships 2017 Bydgoszcz Long jump European Junior Championships 2015 Eskilstuna 4 x 100 m relay

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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
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
2024	World Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	8th	Long jump	7.80 m

References

1. . 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. 31 August 2018.