Martin Roe

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]

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

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

Personal bests

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Outdoor
As of Sept 23, 2018[11]
Event Performance Location Date Virtual best performance
Decathlon8,228 pointsFirenze, ItalyApril 26, 20188,332 points
100 metres10.79 (-1.7 m/s)July 1, 2017908 points
Long jump7.50 m (24 ft 7 1⁄4 in) (-0.3 m/s)Amsterdam, NetherlandsJuly 6, 2016935 points
Shot put15.44 m (50 ft 7 3⁄4 in)Monzón, SpainJuly 1, 2017817 points
High jump1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)Kladno, Czech RepublicJune 17, 2017767 points
400 metres49.00Inowrocław, PolandJuly 4, 2015861 points
110 metres hurdles15.15London, United KingdomAugust 12, 2017831 points
Discus throw49.19 m (161 ft 4 1⁄2 in)Monzón, SpainJuly 2, 2017854 points
Pole vault4.60 m (15 ft 1 in)[12]Askøy, NorwayJuly 30, 2016790 points
Javelin throw66.72 m (218 ft 10 3⁄4 in)Byrkjelo, NorwayAugust 14, 2011839 points
1500 metres4:32.31Tampere, FinlandJuly 12, 2013730 points
Personal bests in non-decathlon events
200 metres21.98 (-0.5 m/s)Bergen2017n.a.
Hammer throw57.14 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
Heptathlon5,690 pointsSandnes, NorwayFebruary 19, 20175,693 points
60 metres7.00February 18, 2017882 points
Long jump7.10 m (23 ft 3 1⁄2 in) (-0.3 m/s)838 points
Shot put15.08 m (49 ft 5 1⁄2 in)January 10, 2015795 points
High jump1.98 m (6 ft 5 3⁄4 in)February 18, 2017785 points
60 metres hurdles8.50February 19, 2017860 points
Pole vault4.40 m (14 ft 5 in)731 points
1000 metres2:46.51802 points
Personal bests in non-heptathlon events
200 metres21.98Malmö, Sweden2014n.a.
400 metres50.19Malmö, Sweden2014
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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. "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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