Norwegian decathlon and heptathlon athlete
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Martin Desmond Roe .
Martin Roe
Roe in 2022
Born (1992-04-01 ) 1 April 1992 (age 32) Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[ 1] Weight 86 kg (190 lb) Sport Athletics Event Decathlon Club IL Fri Coached by Ingunn 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]
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 [ edit ] 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
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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
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