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July 10, 2025
Markus Rooth won gold medal at the U23 European Championships in Espoo 2023. He won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the decathlon, the first gold medal for Norway in this event since 1920.

Norway
Norway

Date of birth: 22 December 2001
Place of birth: Oslo, Norway
Height: 182cm / Weight: 80kg
Decathlon: 8796 Paris 2024
Heptathlon: 5798 Hvam 2020 (U20)
Coach: Espen Rooth
Full career


Personal bests
100 m 10,71 (+0.9)
Paris 2024
Long jump 8.01 (-1.1)
Roma 2024
Shot put 15.52i Glasgow 2024
High jump 2.03 Espoo 2023
400 m 47,69 Paris 2024
110 m hurdles 14,07 (-0.8)
Oslo 2025
Discus throw 52.20 Bærum 2024
Pole vault 5.33 Athens 2025
Javelin throw 67.90 Bærum 2025
1500 m 4.29,66 Espoo 2023
Total points based on PB 9064

 

Junior Decathlons over 8000 points (6kg;99cm;1.75kg;800g)
Pts Results 1st day 2nd day P Venue
8238 11,03 - 7.53 - 15.81 - 1.97 - 49,56 -
14,18 - 46.07 - 4.75 - 59.80 - 4.39,79
4247 3991 1 Oslo 2020

 

Decathlons over 8000 points (4)
Pts Results 1st day 2nd day P Venue
8307 10,90 - 7.70 - 14.25 - 1.95 - 49,52  -
14,46 - 45.80 - 5.05 - 60.83 - 4.33,08
4207 4100 1 Grosseto 2022
8608 10,81 - 7.61 - 15.31 - 2.03 - 49,05 - 
14,43 - 48.63 - 5.10 - 63.71 - 4.29,66
4364 4244 1 Espoo 2023
8491 10,84 - 7.62 - 13,22 - 2.02 - 48,27 - 
14,47 - 48.78 - 5.10 - 64.84 - 4.34,11
4261 4230 8 Budapest 2023
8796 10,71 - 7.80 - 15.25 - 1.99 - 47,69 - 
14,25 - 49.80 - 5.30 - 66.87 - 4.39,56
4459 4337 1 Paris 2024

 

International medals (4)
Year Venue Championships Event Total Medal
2019 Boras 2019 U20 European Decathlon 7692 Bronze
2021 Tallinn 2021 EC U23 U23 European Decathlon 7967 Bronze
2023 Espoo 2023 U23 European Decathlon 8608 Gold
2024 Paris 2024 Olympic Games Decathlon 8796 Gold

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