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Norwegian athletics competitor
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7 January 1998(Voss, Hordaland, Norway)
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Biography
Introduction
Marcus Thomsen (born 7 January 1998 in Voss) is a Norwegian athlete specialising in the shot put. He won a gold medal at the 2017 European U20 Championships. He also reached the final at the European Indoor Championships finishing seventh.
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.
His personal bests in the event are 20.59 metres outdoors, achieved at the 2019 Norwegian U23 Championships at Prestfoss, and 20.58 metres indoors, achieved in January 2019 at Rud.
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Norway
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| 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 | |