Markus Rooth

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.

Career 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.

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

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.

He competed in the heptathlon at the 2024 World Athletics Championships in Glasgow in March 2024. 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.

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. 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.

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.

Personal bests Information from World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.

Outdoor

+Individual events Event Performance Location Date 800 metres 2:10.13 Sandnes 4 March 2018 110 metres hurdles 14.23 Gothenburg 2 July 2023 Long jump Askøy 30 July 2021 High jump Bærum 14 June 2019 Pole vault Athens 6 July 2025 Shot put Stjørdal 26 June 2022 Discus throw Oslo 21 April 2022 Javelin throw Albufeira 14 May 2023

+Combined events Event Performance Location Date Points Decathlon Paris 2–3 August 2024 8,796 points 100 metres 10.71 Paris 2 August 2024 926 points Long jump Rome 10 June 2024 1,063 points Shot put Espoo 15 July 2023 809 points High jump Espoo 15 July 2023 831 points 400 metres 47.69 Paris 2 August 2024 924 points 110 metres hurdles 14.25 Paris 3 August 2024 965 points Discus throw Paris 3 August 2024 866 points Pole vault Paris 3 August 2024 1,004 points Javelin throw 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 Triathlon multi-event Oslo 12 June 2025 2,799 points Long jump Oslo 12 June 2025 977 points Virtual Best Performance 2,799 points

Indoor

+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 Ulsteinvik 3 March 2019 High jump Bærum 9 February 2020 Pole vault 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 Glasgow 2 March 2024 980 points Shot put Glasgow 2 March 2024 822 points High jump Glasgow 2 March 2024 785 points 60 metres hurdles 8.01 Glasgow 3 March 2024 979 points Pole vault 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 He is related to the Rooth family of athletes from Oslo, with Andrea Rooth his cousin.