Marcus Thomsen
NorwayActive- Born
- Jan 7, 1998 (28 years old)
- Birthplace
- Voss Municipality, Norway
- Events
- Shot Put
Marcus Thomsen (born 7 January 1998 in Voss Municipality) 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, 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. 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.
As of Oct 28, 2026: Shot Put 21.23 (#138 all-time), 2026 season best 20.63 (Feb 28, 2026, Gneist Arena, Bergen (NOR) (i)) · Last competition: World Athletics Indoor Championships, Mar 22, 2026, 19.41 · National record (Shot Put) · 28 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | SP Indoor | 20.63 | – | Feb 28, 2026 | Norwegian Indoor Championships |
| 2025 | SP | 21.23 | – | Jun 21, 2025 | Bottnarydskastet, Bottnaryds IP, Bottnaryd |
| 2024 | SP | 21.05 | – | May 4, 2024 | Stora Turebergskastet |
| 2023 | SP | 20.70 | – | Jun 17, 2023 | Meeting Internazionale Città di Pergine, Stadio Comunale, Pergine Valsugana |
| 2023 | SP Indoor | 20.88 | – | Feb 2, 2023 | Karsten Warholm Invitation AL |
| 2022 | SP | 20.89 | – | Jun 14, 2022 | Kladno hází a Kladenské Memoriály 2022, Mestský Stadion Sletište, Kladno |
| 2021 | SP | 21.09 | – | Feb 1, 2021 | – |
| 2021 | SP Indoor | 21.09 | – | Feb 1, 2021 | Telekonsult Arena, Växjö (SWE) (i) |