Markus Rooth

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Markus Rooth
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Rooth in 2022
Personal information
Born (2001-12-22) 22 December 2001 (age 23)
Oslo, Norway [1]
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Sport
Sport Athletics
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Decathlon: 8,796 (Paris, 2024)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Paris Decathlon
European U23 Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Espoo Decathlon
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 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. [2]

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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] 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. [10]

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. [11]

Personal bests

Information from World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.

As of 24 June 2025
EventPerformanceLocationDatePoints
Decathlon — Paris 2–3 August 20248,796 points
100 metres 10.71 (+0.9 m/s) Paris 2 August 2024926 points
Long jump 8.01 m (26 ft 3+1⁄4 in) (-1.1 m/s) Rome 10 June 20241,063 points
Shot put 15.31 m (50 ft 2+3⁄4 in) Espoo 15 July 2023809 points
High jump 2.03 m (6 ft 7+3⁄4 in) Espoo 15 July 2023831 points
400 metres 47.69 Paris 2 August 2024924 points
110 metres hurdles 14.07 (-0.8 m/s) Oslo 12 June 2025965 points
Discus throw 49.80 m (163 ft 4+1⁄2 in) Paris 3 August 2024866 points
Pole vault 5.30 m (17 ft 4+1⁄2 in) Paris 3 August 20241,004 points
Javelin throw 67.89 m (222 ft 8+3⁄4 in) Oslo 12 June 2025857 points
1500 metres 4:29.66 Espoo 16 July 2023747 points
Virtual Best Performance8,992 points

Personal life

He is related to the Rooth family of athletes from Oslo, with Andrea Rooth his cousin. [12] [13]

References

  1. 1 2 "ROOTH Markus". Paris 2024 Olympics . Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  2. ↑ "Markus Rooth". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  3. ↑ Skjerdingstad, Anders; Hussain, Haron (29 June 2020). "Nest best i verden gjennom tidene, hylles av Warholm: – En stor prestasjon" [Second best in the world of all time, praised by Warholm: – A great achievement]. nrk.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  4. ↑ Langeveld, Espen; Tombra, Fredrik (2 May 2022). "Stjerneskudd satte norsk rekord og smadret EM-kravet: – Helt surrealistisk" [Stjerneskudd set a Norwegian record and smashed the EC claim: – Completely surreal]. nrk.no (in Norwegian). 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. ↑ "Norway's Sander Skotheim wins World Athletics fair play award for supporting decathlon teammate Markus Rooth at Paris Olympics". abc.net. 6 December 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  11. ↑ "Rooth wins three awards at the Norwegian Sports Gala". European Athletics. 5 January 2025. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  12. ↑ Gamlem, Magnus; Mikalsen, Helge (16 July 2020). "Norges nye friidrettsfamilie: – Alle tre har en likhet med Gjert" [Norway's new athletics family: – All three have a resemblance to Gjert]. Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  13. ↑ "Full fart med familien Rooth" [Full speed ahead with the Rooth family]. Nordstrands Blad (in Norwegian). 30 May 2010.
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