Thomas Roth (athlete)

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Thomas Roth
Personal information
Full nameThomas Arne Roth
Born (1991-02-11) 11 February 1991 (age 33)
Sand, Akershus, Norway
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event 800 metres
Club Ullensaker/Kisa IL

Thomas Arne Roth (born 11 February 1991 in Sand) is a Norwegian middle-distance runner specialising in the 800 metres. [2] He reached the final at the 2012 European Championships finishing eighth.

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His brother, Andreas, is also a runner.

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
2009 European Junior Championships Novi Sad, Serbia 12th (sf)800 m1:51.53
2010 World Junior Championships Moncton, Canada 14th (sf)800 m 1:49.39
2011 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 21st (h)800 m 1:51.91
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 8th800 m 1:49.54
2013 European U23 Championships Tampere, Finland 10th (h)800 m 1:48.88
4 × 400 m relay DNF
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 23rd (h)800 m 1:48.86
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 17th (h)800 m 1:49.73
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 9th (sf)800 m 1:46.60
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 28th (h)800 m 1:50.42

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

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References

  1. "EAA profile" . Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  2. Thomas Roth at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg