Thobias Montler

Swedish record – and Montler over eight meters

Samuel Pihlström set a Swedish record on an English mile and Erik Erlandsson equaled his on 200 meters. For Thobias Montler, it was a third place in the indoor gala in Czech Ostrava.

Montler's success jump in Belgrade – world's best of the year

Thobias Montler really hit the spot at an indoor competition in Belgrad. The Swede struck with a giant leap that was recorded at 8.23 – a new world's best of the year. I actually felt in my body the whole time that there were good lengths, and my body responded, he says to SVT.

The Star Breaks with the Coach

Haunted by injuries and in the Paris-Olympic Games came the first final miss in nine years. Now Thobias Montler is taking a reboot on his career. The star is breaking with coach Yannick Tregaro and moving from Gothenburg.

Olympic Games miss for Montler: "It sucks"

The good feeling ahead of the Olympic Games quickly turned into another after the qualifying round. Thobias Montler missed the final - and was thoroughly disappointed. This sucks a lot, he says.

Montler's Olympic Games comeback: "I've done everything in my power"

A dragged-out leg injury that turned out to be something else. Now, in any case, Thobias Montler is Olympic Games-ready in Paris. I have done everything in my power, says the long jump star ahead of Sunday's qualifying round.

Historic change in the Olympics: "I'm a bit torn"

Athletics faces prize money in this year's OS. Sweden's Olympic Committee (SOK) is skeptical. I think it's a trickiness that they introduce prize money in certain sports and not in others, says team manager Peter Reinebo.

Montler's fine Olympic form - new season best

Sold her Olympic clothes: "Managed the whole fall"

For the first time, Kajsa Bergqvist will lead the Swedish athletics team in the OS. She will certainly tell them how it is to take a medal and how it is to live in the OS village. And maybe even the story about the auctioning off of the OS outfits. It became a really good little sum of money, she says.