Martin Roe

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Martin Roe
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Roe in 2022
Personal information
Born (1992-04-01) 1 April 1992 (age 33)
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Decathlon
ClubIL Fri
Coached byIngunn Gatland Jacobsen [2]

Martin Roe (born 1 April 1992) is a Norwegian athlete, specializing in combined events (decathlon and heptathlon). [3] 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. [4] 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. [5] [6] In August, he represented his country at the 2017 World Championships, finishing twelfth with 8,040 points. [7]

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Personal life

A native of Bergen, he has a younger sister, Matilde (born October 9, 1996), who is a shot put specialist. [8] Their mother, Ingunn Gatland Jacobsen, is their coach. [9]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
2009 World Youth Championships Brixen, Italy 11thOctathlon5730 pts
2010 World Junior Championships Moncton, Canada 13thDecathlon (junior) 7056 pts
2011 European Junior Championships Tallinn, Estonia 7thDecathlon (junior)7618 pts
2013 European U23 Championships Tampere, Finland 12thDecathlon 7526 pts
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 11thDecathlon 7795 pts
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 12thDecathlon 8040 pts
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 6thDecathlon 8131 pts
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 7thHeptathlon 5951 pts
World Championships Doha, Qatar 18thDecathlon 6845 pts
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 19thDecathlon 7863 pts
2022 European Championships Munich, Germany 14thDecathlon 7754 pts

Personal bests

[10]

Outdoor

As of Aug 4, 2021 [11]
EventPerformanceLocationDateVirtual best performance
Decathlon8,228 points Firenze, ItalyApril 26, 20188,332 points
100 metres 10.79 (-1.7 m/s)July 1, 2017908 points
Long jump 7.50 m (24 ft 7+1⁄4 in) (-0.3 m/s) Amsterdam, NetherlandsJuly 6, 2016935 points
Shot put 15.44 m (50 ft 7+3⁄4 in)Monzón, SpainJuly 1, 2017817 points
High jump 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Kladno, Czech Republic-Tokyo, JapanJune 17, 2017-August 4, 2021767 points
400 metres 49.00 Inowrocław, PolandJuly 4, 2015861 points
110 metres hurdles 15.15 London, United KingdomAugust 12, 2017831 points
Discus throw 49.19 m (161 ft 4+1⁄2 in)Monzón, SpainJuly 2, 2017854 points
Pole vault 4.60 m (15 ft 1 in) [12] Askøy, NorwayJuly 30, 2016790 points
Javelin throw 66.72 m (218 ft 10+3⁄4 in) Byrkjelo, NorwayAugust 14, 2011839 points
1500 metres 4:32.31 Tampere, FinlandJuly 12, 2013730 points
Personal bests in non-decathlon events
200 metres 21.98 (-0.5 m/s) Bergen 2017n.a.
Hammer throw 57.14 m (187 ft 5+1⁄2 in) Bergen (Fana)June 3, 2012

Indoor

As of February 19, 2017 [11]
EventPerformanceLocationDateVirtual best performance
Heptathlon5,690 points Sandnes, NorwayFebruary 19, 20175,693 points
60 metres 7.00February 18, 2017882 points
Long jump 7.10 m (23 ft 3+1⁄2 in) (-0.3 m/s)838 points
Shot put 15.08 m (49 ft 5+1⁄2 in)January 10, 2015795 points
High jump 1.98 m (6 ft 5+3⁄4 in)February 18, 2017785 points
60 metres hurdles 8.50February 19, 2017860 points
Pole vault 4.40 m (14 ft 5 in)731 points
1000 metres 2:46.51802 points
Personal bests in non-heptathlon events[ citation needed ]
200 metres 21.98 Malmö, Sweden2014n.a.
400 metres 50.19Malmö, Sweden2014

References

  1. ↑ "European Athletics - Athlete: Martin Roe". european-athletics.org. Retrieved 2017-08-13.
  2. ↑ "Martin Roe bio" (PDF). www.friidrett.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Athletics Association . Retrieved September 9, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Martin Roe – Profile". IAAF. Retrieved September 9, 2017.
  4. ↑ Lundsør, Einar (February 20, 2017). "Fikk du med deg dette i helgen?" (in Norwegian). Bergensavisen . Retrieved September 9, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Team glory for Lithuania as Slanickova and Roe take the individual honours". European Athletics. July 3, 2017. Retrieved September 9, 2017.
  6. ↑ Monsen, Anders Huun (July 2, 2017). "Martin Roe klarte VM-kravet i tikamp [Martin Roe won the World Championships qualifier in the decathlon]". www.friidrett.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Athletics association. Retrieved September 9, 2017.
  7. ↑ "2017 World Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon final results". IAAF. August 12, 2017. Retrieved September 9, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Matilde Roe – Profile". IAAF. Retrieved September 9, 2017.
  9. ↑ Wikan, Magnus (June 4, 2017). "Derfor er Bergen blitt Norges kasthovedstad". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved September 9, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Profile of Martin ROE". All-Athletics.com. Retrieved 2017-08-13.
  11. 1 2 "Martin Roe – Profile". IAAF. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
  12. ↑ "NM Friidrett 2016 – MS Stav" (in Norwegian). FM Friidrett Askøy 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
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