Marcus Nilsson (decathlete)

Marcus Nilsson
	Nilsson in 2022
Personal information
Nationality	Swedish
Born	3 May 1991 (age 33); Malmö
Sport
Country	Sweden
Sport	Track and field
Event	Decathlon

Marcus Nilsson (born 3 May 1991 in Malmö) is a Swedish decathlete. He competed at the 2013 World Championships in Moscow, Russia.

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Nilsson hails from Kalmar in the flat southern Sweden.^[1] He grew up in a sports family where both his father Carl-Gustaf ”Calle” and mother Katarina competed at an elite level. His brother David and two sisters, Ida and Johanna, have belonged to the Swedish national team in athletics. At the 2002 Swedish cross country championships the family walked home with four gold medals, one silver and one bronze.^[2]

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Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Sweden
2009	European Junior Championships	Novi Sad, Serbia	20th	Decathlon (junior)	6915 pts
2010	World Junior Championships	Moncton, Canada	3rd	Decathlon (junior)	7751 pts
2011	European U23 Championships	Ostrava, Czech Republic	16th	Decathlon	7141 pts
2012	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	18th	Decathlon	7164 pts
2013	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	24th	Decathlon	7540 pts
2014	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	–	Decathlon	DNF
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	8th	Decathlon	7942 pts
2018	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	12th	Decathlon	7819 pts
2022	World Championships	Eugene, United States	–	Decathlon	DNF
2022	European Championships	Munich, Germany	4th	Decathlon	8327 pts
2023	European Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	8th	Heptathlon	5677 pts
2023	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	—	Decathlon	DNF

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[1]
Torbjörn Sköldefors (7 May 2016). "Ida sprang rakt upp i världstoppen" (in Swedish). Marathon.se. Archived from the original on 2016-05-09. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
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Jonas Hedman (December 2002). "Löparfamiljen Nilsson från Högby IF" (PDF). 8 (in Swedish). Tidningen Friidrott. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2005-02-05. Retrieved 2016-05-08.

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Marcus Nilsson at World Athletics

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Torbjörn Sköldefors (7 May 2016). "Ida sprang rakt upp i världstoppen" (in Swedish). Marathon.se. Archived from the original on 2016-05-09. Retrieved 2016-05-09.

[2] [2]
Jonas Hedman (December 2002). "Löparfamiljen Nilsson från Högby IF" (PDF). 8 (in Swedish). Tidningen Friidrott. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2005-02-05. Retrieved 2016-05-08.

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