Markus Rooth

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Markus Rooth
Rooth in 2022
Personal information
Born (2001-12-22) 22 December 2001 (age 24)[1]
Oslo, Norway[1]
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Decathlon: 8,796 (Paris, 2024)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Decathlon
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Espoo Decathlon
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Tallinn Decathlon

Markus Rooth (born 22 December 2001) is a Norwegian track and field athlete. He won the gold medal in decathlon at the 2024 Summer Olympics, the first gold medal for Norway in this event since 1920. He was also the 2023 European U23 champion.[2]

Career

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In 2020, competing in Bislett, Rooth finished on 8238 points in the decathlon, which places him second in the world U20 all-time standings behind only Niklas Kaul.[3]

In 2022, Rooth set a Norwegian record in the decathlon with 8307 points in competition in Grosseto, Italy.[4]

In 2023, Rooth had his Norwegian national record for the decathlon beaten by Sander Skotheim. However, with both men competing at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships, it was Rooth that triumphed with a new personal best, championship record, and national record score of 8608.[5][6]

He competed in the heptathlon at the 2024 World Athletics Championships in Glasgow in March 2024.[7] Competing in the decathlon at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome in June 2024, he was contending for a medal before having to pull-out of the competition after sustaining an injury during the pole vault aspect of the event.[8]

He won the gold medal in Paris at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the decathlon, finishing in first place overall with a national record tally of 8796 points.[9] His compatriot Sander Skotheim who had entered no jump in the pole vault but stayed in the competition to pace Rooth around the 1500 metres course, was later awarded the World Athletics fair play award.[10]

In January 2025, he was a winner at the 2025 Norwegian Sports Gala held in Trondheim, winning three awards in total, including the Norwegian Sportsman of the Year trophy as well as Breakthrough Sportsperson of the Year and the Name of the Year award, which was voted on by members of the public.[11]

Personal bests

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Information from World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.

Outdoor

As of 16 October 2025
Individual events
Event Performance Location Date
800 metres 2:10.13 Sandnes 4 March 2018
110 metres hurdles 14.23 (+1.3 m/s) Gothenburg 2 July 2023
Long jump 7.43 m (24 ft 4+1⁄2 in) (+1.8 m/s) Askøy 30 July 2021
High jump 1.85 m (6 ft 3⁄4 in) Bærum 14 June 2019
Pole vault 5.33 m (17 ft 5+3⁄4 in) Athens 6 July 2025
Shot put 14.29 m (46 ft 10+1⁄2 in) Stjørdal 26 June 2022
Discus throw 49.13 m (161 ft 2+1⁄4 in) Oslo 21 April 2022
Javelin throw 66.12 m (216 ft 11 in) Albufeira 14 May 2023
Combined events
Event Performance Location Date Points
Decathlon — Paris 2–3 August 2024 8,796 points
100 metres 10.71 (+0.9 m/s) Paris 2 August 2024 926 points
Long jump 8.01 m (26 ft 3+1⁄4 in) (−1.1 m/s) Rome 10 June 2024 1,063 points
Shot put 15.31 m (50 ft 2+3⁄4 in) Espoo 15 July 2023 809 points
High jump 2.03 m (6 ft 7+3⁄4 in) Espoo 15 July 2023 831 points
400 metres 47.69 Paris 2 August 2024 924 points
110 metres hurdles 14.25 (+0.2 m/s) Paris 3 August 2024 965 points
Discus throw 49.80 m (163 ft 4+1⁄2 in) Paris 3 August 2024 866 points
Pole vault 5.30 m (17 ft 4+1⁄2 in) Paris 3 August 2024 1,004 points
Javelin throw 66.87 m (219 ft 4+1⁄2 in) Paris 3 August 2024 842 points
1500 metres 4:29.66 Espoo 16 July 2023 747 points
Virtual Best Performance 8,954 points
Combined events
Event Performance Location Date Score Ref.
Triathlon multi-event — Oslo 12 June 2025 2,799 points [12]
Long jump 7.67 m (25 ft 1+3⁄4 in) Oslo 12 June 2025 977 points [12]
110 metres hurdles 14.07 (−0.8 m/s) Oslo 12 June 2025 965 points [12]
Javelin throw 67.89 m (222 ft 8+3⁄4 in) Oslo 12 June 2025 857 points [13]
Virtual Best Performance 2,799 points —

Indoor

As of 16 October 2025
Individual events
Event Performance Location Date
60 metres 7.40 Steinkjer 10 March 2018
200 metres 22.73 Bærum 11 February 2018
800 metres 2:00.82 Sandnes 24 February 2019
Long jump 6.91 m (22 ft 8 in) Ulsteinvik 3 March 2019
High jump 1.95 m (6 ft 4+3⁄4 in) Bærum 9 February 2020
Pole vault 4.60 m (15 ft 1 in) Bærum 21 December 2019
Combined events
Event Performance Location Date Score
Heptathlon — Hvam 18–19 January 2020 5,798 points
60 metres 7.08 Glasgow 2 March 2024 854 points
Long jump 7.68 m (25 ft 2+1⁄4 in) Glasgow 2 March 2024 980 points
Shot put 15.52 m (50 ft 11 in) Glasgow 2 March 2024 822 points
High jump 1.98 m (6 ft 5+3⁄4 in) Glasgow 2 March 2024 785 points
60 metres hurdles 8.01 Glasgow 3 March 2024 979 points
Pole vault 5.10 m (16 ft 8+3⁄4 in) Glasgow 3 March 2024 941 points
1000 metres 2:48.24 Hvam 19 January 2020 956 points
Virtual Best Performance 6,145 points

Personal life

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He is related to the Rooth family of athletes from Oslo, with Andrea Rooth his cousin.[14][15]

References

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