Martin Roe
{{short description|Norwegian decathlon and heptathlon athlete}}
{{about||the British-American film and television director, writer, and producer|Martin Desmond Roe}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Martin Roe
| image = 2022-08-15 European Championships 2022 – Men's Decathlon – 100 Metres by Sandro Halank–021.jpg
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| caption = Roe in 2022
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|04|1|df=yes}}
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| weight = 86 kg
| sport = Athletics
| event = Decathlon
| club = IL Fri
| education =
| coach = Ingunn Gatland Jacobsen
{{cite web|url=https://www.friidrett.no/contentassets/7656402827ce40ba888370bce968f01c/roe.pdf|title=Martin Roe bio|publisher=Norwegian Athletics Association|language=Norwegian|website=www.friidrett.no|access-date=September 9, 2017}}
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Martin Roe (born 1 April 1992) is a Norwegian athlete, specializing in combined events (decathlon and heptathlon).{{cite web|url=https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/norway/martin-roe-249418|title=Martin Roe – Profile|publisher=IAAF|access-date=September 9, 2017}} On April 26, 2018, he broke the Norwegian record with 8228 points, in the combined events meet in Firenze. In 2017, he won the men's heptathlon competition at the Norwegian Indoor Championships in Sandnes, Norway, with a new personal record of 5,690, beating six personal bests in the process.{{cite web|url=https://www.ba.no/sport/basketball/handball/fikk-du-med-deg-dette-i-helgen/s/5-8-521542|title=Fikk du med deg dette i helgen?|language=Norwegian|publisher=Bergensavisen|author=Lundsør, Einar|date=February 20, 2017|access-date=September 9, 2017}} On July 2, he achieved a new outdoor personal record of 8,144 points in the decathlon – his first time crossing the barrier of 8,000 points – to deliver a win for Norway at a European Combined Events Team Championships Second League event taking place in Monzón, Spain.{{cite web|url=http://www.european-athletics.org/competitions/european-combined-events-team-championships-second-league/index.html|title=Team glory for Lithuania as Slanickova and Roe take the individual honours|publisher=European Athletics|date=July 3, 2017|access-date=September 9, 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://www.friidrett.no/nyheter/martin-roe-klarte-vm-kravet-i-tikamp|title=Martin Roe klarte VM-kravet i tikamp [Martin Roe won the World Championships qualifier in the decathlon]|publisher=Norwegian Athletics association|website=www.friidrett.no|language=Norwegian|author=Monsen, Anders Huun|date=July 2, 2017|access-date=September 9, 2017}} In August, he represented his country at the 2017 World Championships, finishing twelfth with 8,040 points.{{cite web|url=https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/iaaf-world-championships-london-2017-5151/results/men/decathlon/1500-metres/points|title=2017 World Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon final results|publisher=IAAF|date=August 12, 2017|access-date=September 9, 2017}}
Personal life
A native of Bergen, he has a younger sister, Matilde (born October 9, 1996), who is a shot put specialist.{{cite web|url=https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/norway/matilde-roe-276427|title=Matilde Roe – Profile|publisher=IAAF|access-date=September 9, 2017}} Their mother, Ingunn Gatland Jacobsen, is their coach.{{cite news|url=https://www.aftenposten.no/100Sport/andreidretter/Derfor-er-Bergen-blitt-Norges-kasthovedstad-236731b.html|title=Derfor er Bergen blitt Norges kasthovedstad|newspaper=Aftenposten|language=Norwegian|author=Wikan, Magnus|date=June 4, 2017|access-date=September 9, 2017}}
International competitions
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colspan="6"|Representing {{NOR}} |
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2009
|11th |Octathlon |5730 pts |
2010
|13th |Decathlon (junior) |
2011
|European Junior Championships |7th |Decathlon (junior) |7618 pts |
2013
|12th |Decathlon |
2016
|11th |Decathlon |
2017
|12th |Decathlon |
2018
|6th |Decathlon |
rowspan=2|2019
|European Indoor Championships |7th |Heptathlon |
World Championships
|18th |Decathlon |
2021
|19th |Decathlon |
2022
|14th |Decathlon |
Personal bests
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{{updated|Aug 4, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/norway/martin-roe-249418|title=Martin Roe – Profile|publisher=IAAF|access-date=September 8, 2017}}
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Event
! Performance ! Location ! Date ! Virtual best performance | ||||
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Decathlon | align=right | 8,228 points | rowspan="2" |Firenze, Italy | April 26, 2018 | align=center |8,332 points |
100 metres | align=right | 10.79 (-1.7 m/s) | July 1, 2017 | align=center |908 points | |
Long jump | align=right | {{T&Fcalc|7.50}} (-0.3 m/s) | Amsterdam, Netherlands | July 6, 2016 | align=center |935 points |
Shot put | align=right | {{T&Fcalc|15.44}} | Monzón, Spain | July 1, 2017 | align=center |817 points |
High jump | align=right | {{T&Fcalc|1.96}} | Kladno, Czech Republic-Tokyo, Japan | June 17, 2017-August 4, 2021 | align="center" |767 points |
400 metres | align=right | 49.00 | Inowrocław, Poland | July 4, 2015 | align=center |861 points |
110 metres hurdles | align=right | 15.15 | London, United Kingdom | August 12, 2017 | align=center |831 points |
Discus throw | align=right | {{T&Fcalc|49.19}} | Monzón, Spain | July 2, 2017 | align=center |854 points |
Pole vault | align=right | {{T&Fcalc|4.60}}{{cite web|url=http://webres1.andro.no/nm/2016/res.asp?res=r-ms-stav&dag=2|title=NM Friidrett 2016 – MS Stav|language=Norwegian|publisher=FM Friidrett Askøy 2016|access-date=September 8, 2017}} | Askøy, Norway | July 30, 2016 | align=center |790 points |
Javelin throw | align=right | {{T&Fcalc|66.72}} | Byrkjelo, Norway | August 14, 2011 | align=center |839 points |
1500 metres | align=right | 4:32.31 | Tampere, Finland | July 12, 2013 | align=center |730 points |
colspan="5" align=center | Personal bests in non-decathlon events | ||||
200 metres | align=right | 21.98 (-0.5 m/s) | Bergen | 2017 | rowspan="2" align=center | n.a. |
Hammer throw | align=right | {{T&Fcalc|57.14}} | Bergen (Fana) | June 3, 2012 |
Indoor
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Event
! Performance ! Location ! Date ! Virtual best performance | ||||
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Heptathlon | align=right | 5,690 points | rowspan="8" |Sandnes, Norway | February 19, 2017 | align=center |5,693 points |
60 metres | align=right | 7.00 | rowspan="2" |February 18, 2017 | align=center |882 points | |
Long jump | align=right | {{T&Fcalc|7.10}} (-0.3 m/s) | align=center |838 points | ||
Shot put | align=right | {{T&Fcalc|15.08}} | January 10, 2015 | align=center |795 points | |
High jump | align=right | {{T&Fcalc|1.98}} | February 18, 2017 | align=center |785 points | |
60 metres hurdles | align=right | 8.50 | rowspan="3" | February 19, 2017 | align=center |860 points | |
Pole vault | align=right | {{T&Fcalc|4.40}} | align=center |731 points | ||
1000 metres | align=right | 2:46.51 | align=center |802 points | ||
colspan="5" align=center | Personal bests in non-heptathlon events{{Citation needed|reason=All Athletics doesn't have the best track record|date=September 2017}} | ||||
200 metres | align=right | 21.98 | Malmö, Sweden | 2014 | rowspan="2" align=center | n.a. |
400 metres | align=right | 50.19 | Malmö, Sweden | 2014 |
References
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External links
- {{World Athletics}}
- {{European Athletics|id=14375310|old_id=r/athlete=151389-roe-martin}}
- [https://www.friidrett.no/contentassets/7656402827ce40ba888370bce968f01c/roe.pdf Martin Roe] at Norwegian Athletics Association {{in lang|no}}
- [https://www.decathlon2000.com/upload/file/pdf/person/Roe.pdf Martin Roe] at Decathlon 2000
- {{Olympics.com|martin-roe}}
- {{Olympedia}}
- {{Team Norway|friidrett/martin-roe}}
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Category:Norwegian decathletes
Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Norway
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics