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Markus Rooth
	Rooth in 2022
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Born	22 December 2001 (age 22)
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
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Sport	Athletics
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Decathlon: 8,796 (Paris, 2024)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Norway
Olympic Games
European U23 Championships

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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.^[2]

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.^[3]

In 2022, Rooth set a Norwegian record in the decathlon with 8307 points in competition in Grosseto, Italy.^[4]

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.^[5]^[6]

He competed in the heptathlon at the 2024 World Athletics Championships in Glasgow in March 2024.^[7] 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.^[8]

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.^[9]

Personal bests

Information from World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.

As of November 27, 2024

Event	Performance	Location	Date	Points
Decathlon	8,796 points	Paris	August 3, 2024	8,796 points
100 meters	10.71	Paris	August 2, 2024	926 points
Long jump	8.01 m (26 ft 3+1⁄4 in)	Rome	June 10, 2024	1,063 points
Shot put	15.52 m (50 ft 11 in)	Glasgow	March 2, 2024	822 points
High jump	2.03 m (6 ft 7+3⁄4 in)	Espoo	July 15, 2023	831 points
400 meters	47.69	Paris	August 2, 2024	924 points
110 meters hurdles	14.23	Gothenburg	July 2, 2023	945 points
Discus throw	49.80 m (163 ft 4+1⁄2 in)	Paris	August 3, 2024	866 points
Pole vault	5.30 m (17 ft 4+1⁄2 in)	Paris	August 3, 2024	1,004 points
Javelin throw	66.87 m (219 ft 4+1⁄2 in)	Paris	August 3, 2024	842 points
1500 meters	4:29.66	Espoo	July 16, 2023	747 points
Virtual Best Performance				8,970 points

Personal life

He is related to the Rooth family of athletes from Oslo, with Andrea Rooth his cousin.^[10]^[11]

References

^ "ROOTH Markus | Paris 2024". olympics.com. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
^ "Markus Rooth". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
^ Skjerdingstad, Anders; Hussain, Haron (29 June 2020). "Second best in the world of all time, praised by Warholm: – A great achievement". nrk.no. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
^ Langeveld, Espen; Tombra, Fredrik (2 May 2022). "Stjerneskudd set a Norwegian record and smashed the EC claim: – Completely surreal". nrk.no. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
^ "European U23 Championships end on high with Rooth's decathlon triumph". World Athletics. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
^ "It's a family affair for Iapichino, O'Sullivan and Rooth in Espoo 2023". European Athletics. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
^ "World Athletics Indoor Championships Glasgow 2024 men's heptathlon results". Watch Athletics. 2 March 2024.
^ "Historic golds for Austria and Estonia at Roma 2024". European-Athletics. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
^ "Men's Decathlon es Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
^ Gamlem, Magnus; Mikalsen, Helge (16 July 2020). "Norges nye friidrettsfamilie: – Alle tre har en likhet med Gjert". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 August 2022.
^ "Full fart med familien Rooth". Nordstrands Blad. May 30, 2010.

[1] "ROOTH Markus | Paris 2024". olympics.com. Retrieved 3 August 2024.

[2] "Markus Rooth". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 June 2023.

[3] Skjerdingstad, Anders; Hussain, Haron (29 June 2020). "Second best in the world of all time, praised by Warholm: – A great achievement". nrk.no. Retrieved 17 July 2023.

[4] Langeveld, Espen; Tombra, Fredrik (2 May 2022). "Stjerneskudd set a Norwegian record and smashed the EC claim: – Completely surreal". nrk.no. Retrieved 17 July 2023.

[5] "European U23 Championships end on high with Rooth's decathlon triumph". World Athletics. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.

[6] "It's a family affair for Iapichino, O'Sullivan and Rooth in Espoo 2023". European Athletics. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.

[7] "World Athletics Indoor Championships Glasgow 2024 men's heptathlon results". Watch Athletics. 2 March 2024.

[8] "Historic golds for Austria and Estonia at Roma 2024". European-Athletics. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.

[9] "Men's Decathlon es Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.

[10] Gamlem, Magnus; Mikalsen, Helge (16 July 2020). "Norges nye friidrettsfamilie: – Alle tre har en likhet med Gjert". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 August 2022.

[11] "Full fart med familien Rooth". Nordstrands Blad. May 30, 2010.

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-'''Markus Rooth''' (born 21 December 2001) is a Norwegian [[track and field]] athlete. In 2023, he became the European U23 champion in the [[decathlon]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/norway/markus-rooth-14783534|title=Markus Rooth|website=World Athletics|accessdate=17 June 2023}}</ref>
+'''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 [[Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon|1920]]. He was also the 2023 European U23 champion.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/norway/markus-rooth-14783534|title=Markus Rooth|website=World Athletics|accessdate=17 June 2023}}</ref>
 ==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]].<ref>{{cite web|date=29 June 2020|url=https://www.nrk.no/sport/norsk-junior-naer-sensasjon-_-nest-best-i-verden-gjennom-tidene-1.15071956|website=nrk.no|accessdate=17 July 2023|title= Second best in the world of all time, praised by Warholm: – A great achievement|first1= Anders|last1=Skjerdingstad|first2=Haron|last2=Hussain}}</ref>
+In 2022, Rooth set a Norwegian record in the decathlon with 8307 points in competition in [[Grosseto]], Italy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrk.no/sport/stjerneskudd-satte-norsk-rekord-og-smadret-em-kravet_-_-helt-surrealistisk-1.15950716|title=Stjerneskudd set a Norwegian record and smashed the EC claim: – Completely surreal|website=nrk.no|accessdate=17 July 2023|first1= Espen |last1=Langeveld|first2=
+Fredrik|last2=Tombra|date=2 May 2022}}</ref>
+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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/european-u23-championships-2023-rooth|website=World Athletics|accessdate=17 July 2023|title= European U23 Championships end on high with Rooth's decathlon triumph|date=16 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.european-athletics.com/news/a-family-affair-for-o-sullivan-iapichino-and-rooth-in-espoo-2023-|website=European Athletics|accessdate=17 July 2023|title=It's a family affair for Iapichino, O'Sullivan and Rooth in Espoo 2023|date=16 July 2023}}</ref>
+He competed in the heptathlon at the [[2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's heptathlon|2024 World Athletics Championships]] in [[Glasgow]] in March 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.watchathletics.com/page/5139/men-s-heptathlon-results-world-athletics-indoor-championships-2024|website=Watch Athletics|date=2 March 2024|title= World Athletics Indoor Championships Glasgow 2024 men's heptathlon results}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.european-athletics.com/news/historic-golds-for-austria-and-estonia-at-roma-2024|website=European-Athletics|accessdate=12 June 2024|title= Historic golds for Austria and Estonia at Roma 2024|date=11 June 2024}}</ref>
+He won the gold medal in [[Paris]] at the [[Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon|2024 Summer Olympics]] in the decathlon, finishing in first place overall with a national record tally of 8796 points.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.watchathletics.com/page/5821/men-s-decathlon-results-paris-olympic-games-2024-athletics#google_vignette |website=Watch Athletics|accessdate=30 August 2024|title= Men's Decathlon es Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics|date=9 August 2024}}</ref>
+==Personal bests==
+Information from [[World Athletics]] profile unless otherwise noted.
+{{updated|November 27, 2024}}
+{| class="wikitable"
+|-
+! Event
+! Performance
+! Location
+! Date
+! Points
+|-
+| Decathlon|| align=right | 8,796 points|| align=center | [[Stade de France|Paris]] || align=right | August 3, 2024 || align=right |8,796 points
+|-
+| [[100 meters]]|| align=right | 10.71 || align=center | [[Stade de France|Paris]] || align=right | August 2, 2024 || align=right |926 points
+|-
+| [[Long jump]]|| align=right | {{T&Fcalc|8.01}} || align=center | [[Stadio Olimpico|Rome]] || align=right | June 10, 2024 || align=right |1,063 points
+|-
+| [[Shot put]]|| align=right | {{T&Fcalc|15.52}} || align=center | [[OVO Hydro|Glasgow]] || align=right | March 2, 2024 || align=right |822 points
+|-
+| [[High jump]]|| align=right | {{T&Fcalc|2.03}} || align=center | [[Leppävaara|Espoo]] || align=right | July 15, 2023 || align=right |831 points
+|-
+| [[400 meters]]|| align=right | 47.69|| align=center | [[Stade de France|Paris]] || align=right | August 2, 2024 || align=right |924 points
+|-
+| [[110 meters hurdles]]|| align=right | 14.23 || align=center | [[Slottsskogsvallen|Gothenburg]] ||  align=right |July 2, 2023 || align=right |945 points
+|-
+| [[Discus throw]]|| align=right | {{T&Fcalc|49.80}} || align=center | [[Stade de France|Paris]] || align=right | August 3, 2024 || align=right |866 points
+|-
+| [[Pole vault]]|| align=right | {{T&Fcalc|5.30}} || align=center | [[Stade de France|Paris]] || align=right | August 3, 2024 || align=right |1,004 points
+|-
+| [[Javelin throw]]|| align=right | {{T&Fcalc|66.87}}|| align=center | [[Stade de France|Paris]] || align=right | August 3, 2024 || align=right |842 points
+|-
+| [[1500 meters]]|| align=right | 4:29.66 || align=center | [[Leppävaara|Espoo]] || align=right | July 16, 2023 || align=right |747 points
+|-
+|colspan=4 align=right| '''Virtual Best Performance''' || align=right | 8,970 points
+|}
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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)]]

v t e Olympic champions in the men's all-around, pentathlon and decathlon
All-around	1904: Tom Kiely (GBR)
Pentathlon	1912: Jim Thorpe (USA) 1920: Eero Lehtonen (FIN) 1924: Eero Lehtonen (FIN)
Decathlon	1912: Jim Thorpe (USA) 1920: Helge Løvland (NOR) 1924: Harold Osborn (USA) 1928: Paavo Yrjölä (FIN) 1932: Jim Bausch (USA) 1936: Glenn Morris (USA) 1948: Bob Mathias (USA) 1952: Bob Mathias (USA) 1956: Milt Campbell (USA) 1960: Rafer Johnson (USA) 1964: Willi Holdorf (EUA) 1968: Bill Toomey (USA) 1972: Mykola Avilov (URS) 1976: Bruce Jenner (USA) 1980: Daley Thompson (GBR) 1984: Daley Thompson (GBR) 1988: Christian Schenk (GDR) 1992: Robert Změlík (TCH) 1996: Dan O'Brien (USA) 2000: Erki Nool (EST) 2004: Roman Šebrle (CZE) 2008: Bryan Clay (USA) 2012: Ashton Eaton (USA) 2016: Ashton Eaton (USA) 2020: Damian Warner (CAN) 2024: Markus Rooth (NOR)