Martin Roe
Roe in 2022
Personal information
Born (1992-04-01) 1 April 1992 (age 32)
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventDecathlon
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]

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

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

Indoor

As of February 19, 2017[11]
Event Performance Location Date Virtual best performance
Heptathlon 5,690 points Sandnes, Norway February 19, 2017 5,693 points
60 metres 7.00 February 18, 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) January 10, 2015 795 points
High jump 1.98 m (6 ft 5+3⁄4 in) February 18, 2017 785 points
60 metres hurdles 8.50 February 19, 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[citation needed]
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). 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. ^ a b "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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