Martin Roe

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Martin Roe
Roe in 2022
Personal information
Born (1992-04-01) 1 April 1992
Bergen, Norway
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
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 26 April 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 2 July, 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]

Personal life

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

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Norway
2009 World Youth Championships Brixen, Italy 11th Octathlon 5730 pts
2010 World Junior Championships Moncton, Canada 13th Decathlon (junior) 7056 pts
2011 European Junior Championships Tallinn, Estonia 7th Decathlon (junior) 7618 pts
2013 European U23 Championships Tampere, Finland 12th Decathlon 7526 pts
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 11th Decathlon 7795 pts
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 12th Decathlon 8040 pts
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 6th Decathlon 8131 pts
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 7th Heptathlon 5951 pts
World Championships Doha, Qatar 18th Decathlon 6845 pts
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 19th Decathlon 7863 pts
2022 European Championships Munich, Germany 14th Decathlon 7754 pts

Personal bests

[10]

Outdoor

As of 4 August 2021[11]
Event Performance Location Date Virtual best performance
Decathlon 8,228 points Florence, Italy 26 April 2018 8,332 points
100 metres 10.79 (-1.7 m/s) 1 July 2017 908 points
Long jump 7.50 m (24 ft 7+1⁄4 in) (-0.3 m/s) Amsterdam, Netherlands 6 July 2016 935 points
Shot put 15.44 m (50 ft 7+3⁄4 in) Monzón, Spain 1 July 2017 817 points
High jump 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Kladno, Czech Republic/Tokyo, Japan 17 June 2017 – 4 August 2021 767 points
400 metres 49.00 Inowrocław, Poland 4 July 2015 861 points
110 metres hurdles 15.15 London, United Kingdom 12 August 2017 831 points
Discus throw 49.19 m (161 ft 4+1⁄2 in) Monzón, Spain 2 July 2017 854 points
Pole vault 4.60 m (15 ft 1 in)[12] Askøy, Norway 30 July 2016 790 points
Javelin throw 66.72 m (218 ft 10+3⁄4 in) Byrkjelo, Norway 14 August 2011 839 points
1500 metres 4:32.31 Tampere, Finland 12 July 2013 730 points
Personal bests in non-decathlon events
200 metres 21.98 (-0.5 m/s) Bergen 2017 n.a.
Hammer throw 57.14 m (187 ft 5+1⁄2 in) Bergen 3 June 2012

Indoor

As of 19 February 2017[11]
Event Performance Location Date Virtual best performance
Heptathlon 5,690 points Sandnes, Norway 19 February 2017 5,693 points
60 metres 7.00 18 February 2017 882 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) 10 January 2015 795 points
High jump 1.98 m (6 ft 5+3⁄4 in) 18 February 2017 785 points
60 metres hurdles 8.50 19 February 2017 860 points
Pole vault 4.40 m (14 ft 5 in) 731 points
1000 metres 2:46.51 802 points
Personal bests in non-heptathlon events
200 metres 21.98 Malmö, Sweden 2014 n.a.
400 metres 50.19 Malmö, Sweden 2014

References

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