Thobias Montler (born 15 February 1996) is a

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athlete specialising in the

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. He won a bronze medal at the 2017 European U23 Championships. In addition, he finished fourth at the

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. 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 Landskrona (old da, Landskrone) is a town in Scania, Sweden. Located on the shores of the Öresund, it occupies a natural port, which has lent the town at first military and subsequent commercial significance. Ferries operate from Landskrona t ...

. Montler won two NAIA national championships in the men's indoor and outdoor long jump with the

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.National Championships - Keiser University Athletics
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Lisa Lilja Lisa Lilja (born 22 November 1996) is a Swedish sprinter specializing in the 200 metres and 400 metres. She is a three-time Swedish Athletics Championships winner and two-time Swedish Indoor Athletics Championships titleholder. Biography Lilja ...

, a Swedish sprinter.

International competitions

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1996 births Living people People from Landskrona Municipality Swedish male long jumpers Malmö AI athletes Swedish Athletics Championships winners Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Sweden Diamond League winners World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists Athletes from Skåne County 21st-century Swedish people European Athletics Championships medalists European Games competitors for Sweden Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 European Games {{Sweden-athletics-bio-stub