Marcus Nilsson (born 3 May 1991 in Malmö) is a Swedish decathlete. He competed at the 2013 World Championships in Moscow, Russia.
Nilsson hails from Kalmar. 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.
Competition record Representing 2009European Junior ChampionshipsNovi Sad, Serbia20thDecathlon (junior)6915 pts2010World Junior ChampionshipsMoncton, Canada3rdDecathlon (junior)7751 pts2011European U23 ChampionshipsOstrava, Czech Republic16thDecathlon7141 pts2012European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland18thDecathlon7164 pts2013World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia24thDecathlon7540 pts2014European ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland –DecathlonDNF2016European ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands8thDecathlon7942 pts2018European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany12thDecathlon7819 pts2022World ChampionshipsEugene, United States –DecathlonDNFEuropean ChampionshipsMunich, Germany4thDecathlon8327 pts2023European Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey8thHeptathlon5677 ptsWorld ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary —DecathlonDNF
References
External links Marcus Nilsson at UCLA Bruins