Martin Roe

Martin Roe (born 1 April 1992) is a Norwegian athlete, specializing in combined events (decathlon and heptathlon). On 26 April 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. On 2 July, 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. In August, he represented his country at the 2017 World Championships, finishing twelfth with 8,040 points.

Personal life A native of Bergen, he has a younger sister, Matilde (born 1996), who is a shot put specialist. Their mother, Ingunn Gatland Jacobsen, is their coach.

International competitions

Personal bests

Outdoor

Event Performance Location Date Virtual best performance Decathlon 8,228 points Florence, Italy 26 April 2018 8,332 points 100 metres 10.79 (-1.7 m/s) 1 July 2017 908 points Long jump (-0.3 m/s) Amsterdam, Netherlands 6 July 2016 935 points Shot put Monzón, Spain 1 July 2017 817 points High jump Kladno, Czech Republic/Tokyo, Japan 17 June 2017 – 4 August 2021 767 points 400 metres 49.00 Inowrocław, Poland 4 July 2015 861 points 110 metres hurdles 15.15 London, United Kingdom 12 August 2017 831 points Discus throw Monzón, Spain 2 July 2017 854 points Pole vault Askøy, Norway 30 July 2016 790 points Javelin throw Byrkjelo, Norway 14 August 2011 839 points 1500 metres 4:32.31 Tampere, Finland 12 July 2013 730 points Personal bests in non-decathlon events 200 metres 21.98 (-0.5 m/s) Bergen 2017 n.a. Hammer throw Bergen 3 June 2012

Indoor

Event Performance Location Date Virtual best performance Heptathlon 5,690 points Sandnes, Norway 19 February 2017 5,693 points 60 metres 7.00 18 February 2017 882 points Long jump (-0.3 m/s) 838 points Shot put 10 January 2015 795 points High jump 18 February 2017 785 points 60 metres hurdles 8.50 19 February 2017 860 points Pole vault 731 points 1000 metres 2:46.51 802 points Personal bests in non-heptathlon events 200 metres 21.98 Malmö, Sweden 2014 n.a. 400 metres 50.19 Malmö, Sweden 2014