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Markus Rooth

{{Short description|Norwegian athlete (born 2001)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Markus Rooth

| image = Markus Rooth 4500.jpg

| caption = Rooth in 2022

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|12|22|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Oslo, Norway

| height = 1.82 m{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/markus-rooth_1878353 |title=ROOTH Markus |work=Paris 2024 Olympics |access-date=3 August 2024}}

| sport = Athletics

| event =

| pb = Decathlon: 8,796 (Paris, 2024)

| medaltemplates =

{{Medal|Sport|Men's athletics}}

{{Medal|Country|{{NOR}}}}

{{Medal|Olympic}}

{{Medal|Gold|2024 Paris|Decathlon}}

{{Medal|Competition|European U23 Championships}}

{{Medal|Gold|2023 Espoo|Decathlon}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2021 Tallinn|Decathlon}}

}}

Markus Rooth (born 22 December 2001) is a Norwegian track and field athlete. He won the gold medal in decathlon at the 2024 Summer Olympics, the first gold medal for Norway in this event since 1920. He was also the 2023 European U23 champion.{{cite web |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/norway/markus-rooth-14783534 |title=Markus Rooth |website=World Athletics |access-date=17 June 2023}}

Career

In 2020, competing in Bislett, Rooth finished on 8238 points in the decathlon, which places him second in the world U20 all-time standings behind only Niklas Kaul.{{cite web |last1=Skjerdingstad |first1=Anders |last2=Hussain |first2=Haron |date=29 June 2020 |url=https://www.nrk.no/sport/norsk-junior-naer-sensasjon-_-nest-best-i-verden-gjennom-tidene-1.15071956 |title=Nest best i verden gjennom tidene, hylles av Warholm: – En stor prestasjon |trans-title=Second best in the world of all time, praised by Warholm: – A great achievement |website=nrk.no |language=no |access-date=17 July 2023}}

In 2022, Rooth set a Norwegian record in the decathlon with 8307 points in competition in Grosseto, Italy.{{cite web |last1=Langeveld |first1=Espen |last2=Tombra |first2=Fredrik |date=2 May 2022 |url=https://www.nrk.no/sport/stjerneskudd-satte-norsk-rekord-og-smadret-em-kravet_-_-helt-surrealistisk-1.15950716 |title=Stjerneskudd satte norsk rekord og smadret EM-kravet: – Helt surrealistisk |trans-title=Stjerneskudd set a Norwegian record and smashed the EC claim: – Completely surreal |website=nrk.no |language=no |access-date=17 July 2023}}

In 2023, Rooth had his Norwegian national record for the decathlon beaten by Sander Skotheim. However, with both men competing at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships, it was Rooth that triumphed with a new personal best, championship record, and national record score of 8608.{{cite web |url=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/european-u23-championships-2023-rooth |title=European U23 Championships end on high with Rooth's decathlon triumph |website=World Athletics |date=16 July 2023 |access-date=17 July 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://www.european-athletics.com/news/a-family-affair-for-o-sullivan-iapichino-and-rooth-in-espoo-2023- |title=It's a family affair for Iapichino, O'Sullivan and Rooth in Espoo 2023 |website=European Athletics |date=16 July 2023 |access-date=17 July 2023}}

He competed in the heptathlon at the 2024 World Athletics Championships in Glasgow in March 2024.{{cite web |url=https://www.watchathletics.com/page/5139/men-s-heptathlon-results-world-athletics-indoor-championships-2024 |title=World Athletics Indoor Championships Glasgow 2024 men's heptathlon results |website=Watch Athletics |date=2 March 2024}} Competing in the decathlon at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome in June 2024, he was contending for a medal before having to pull-out of the competition after sustaining an injury during the pole vault aspect of the event.{{cite web |url=https://www.european-athletics.com/news/historic-golds-for-austria-and-estonia-at-roma-2024 |title=Historic golds for Austria and Estonia at Roma 2024 |website=European-Athletics |date=11 June 2024 |access-date=12 June 2024}}

He won the gold medal in Paris at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the decathlon, finishing in first place overall with a national record tally of 8796 points.{{cite web |url=https://www.watchathletics.com/page/5821/men-s-decathlon-results-paris-olympic-games-2024-athletics |title=Men's Decathlon es Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics |website=Watch Athletics |date=9 August 2024 |access-date=30 August 2024}} His compatriot Sander Skotheim who had entered no jump in the pole vault but stayed in the competition to pace Rooth around the 1500 metres course, was later awarded the World Athletics fair play award.{{cite web|url= https://amp.abc.net.au/article/104697276|website=abc.net|accessdate=2 April 2025|title= Norway's Sander Skotheim wins World Athletics fair play award for supporting decathlon teammate Markus Rooth at Paris Olympics|date=6 December 2024}}

In January 2025, he was a winner at the 2025 Norwegian Sports Gala held in Trondheim, winning three awards in total, including the Norwegian Sportsman of the Year trophy as well as Breakthrough Sportsperson of the Year and the Name of the Year award, which was voted on by members of the public. {{cite web|url=https://www.european-athletics.com/news/rooth-wins-three-awards-at-the-norwegian-sports-gala|website=European Athletics|accessdate=2 April 2025|title= Rooth wins three awards at the Norwegian Sports Gala|date=

5 January 2025 }}

Personal bests

Information from World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.

{{updated|27 November 2024}}

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Event

! Performance

! Location

! Date

! Points

Decathlonalign=right | 8,796 pointsalign=center | Parisalign=right | 3 August 2024align=right |8,796 points
100 metersalign=right | 10.71align=center | Parisalign=right | 2 August 2024align=right |926 points
Long jumpalign=right | {{T&Fcalc|8.01}}align=center | Romealign=right | 10 June 2024align=right |1,063 points
Shot putalign=right | {{T&Fcalc|15.52}}align=center | Glasgowalign=right | 2 March 2024align=right |822 points
High jumpalign=right | {{T&Fcalc|2.03}}align=center | Espooalign=right | 15 July 2023align=right |831 points
400 metersalign=right | 47.69align=center | Parisalign=right | 2 August 2024align=right |924 points
110 meters hurdlesalign=right | 14.23align=center | Gothenburgalign=right |2 July 2023align=right |945 points
Discus throwalign=right | {{T&Fcalc|49.80}}align=center | Parisalign=right | 3 August 2024align=right |866 points
Pole vaultalign=right | {{T&Fcalc|5.30}}align=center | Parisalign=right | 3 August 2024align=right |1,004 points
Javelin throwalign=right | {{T&Fcalc|66.87}}align=center | Parisalign=right | 3 August 2024align=right |842 points
1500 metersalign=right | 4:29.66align=center | Espooalign=right | 16 July 2023align=right |747 points
colspan=4 align=right| Virtual Best Performancealign=right | 8,970 points

Personal life

He is related to the Rooth family of athletes from Oslo, with Andrea Rooth his cousin.{{Cite web |last1=Gamlem |first1=Magnus |last2=Mikalsen |first2=Helge |date=16 July 2020 |url=https://www.vg.no/i/pL7X4R |title=Norges nye friidrettsfamilie: – Alle tre har en likhet med Gjert |trans-title=Norway's new athletics family: – All three have a resemblance to Gjert |newspaper=Verdens Gang |language=no |access-date=20 August 2022}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.noblad.no/2-2.09-1.5336555 |title=Full fart med familien Rooth |trans-title=Full speed ahead with the Rooth family |website=Nordstrands Blad |language=no |date=30 May 2010}}

References

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External links

  • {{World Athletics}}
  • {{Olympics.com profile|markus-rooth}}
  • {{Team Norway|friidrett/markus-rooth}}

{{Footer Olympic Champions Decathlon}}

{{Footer U23 European Champions Decathlon Men}}

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Category:2001 births

Category:Living people

Category:Athletes from Oslo

Category:Norwegian decathletes

Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Category:Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Category:Olympic gold medalists for Norway

Category:Olympic athletes for Norway

Category:Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field)

Category:21st-century Norwegian sportsmen