Martin Roe

For the British-American film and television director, writer, and producer, see Martin Desmond 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

Roe in 2022
Personal information
Born	(1992-04-01) 1 April 1992 (age 33)
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight	86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Decathlon
Club	IL Fri
Coached by	Ingunn 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
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	19th	Decathlon	7863 pts
2022	European Championships	Munich, Germany	14th	Decathlon	7754 pts

Personal bests

^[10]

Outdoor

As of Aug 4, 2021^[11]

Event	Performance	Location	Date	Virtual best performance
Decathlon	8,228 points	Firenze, Italy	April 26, 2018	8,332 points
100 metres	10.79 (-1.7 m/s)		July 1, 2017	908 points
Long jump	7.50 m (24 ft 7+1⁄4 in) (-0.3 m/s)	Amsterdam, Netherlands	July 6, 2016	935 points
Shot put	15.44 m (50 ft 7+3⁄4 in)	Monzón, Spain	July 1, 2017	817 points
High jump	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	Kladno, Czech Republic-Tokyo, Japan	June 17, 2017-August 4, 2021	767 points
400 metres	49.00	Inowrocław, Poland	July 4, 2015	861 points
110 metres hurdles	15.15	London, United Kingdom	August 12, 2017	831 points
Discus throw	49.19 m (161 ft 4+1⁄2 in)	Monzón, Spain	July 2, 2017	854 points
Pole vault	4.60 m (15 ft 1 in)[12]	Askøy, Norway	July 30, 2016	790 points
Javelin throw	66.72 m (218 ft 10+3⁄4 in)	Byrkjelo, Norway	August 14, 2011	839 points
1500 metres	4:32.31	Tampere, Finland	July 12, 2013	730 points
Personal bests in non-decathlon events
200 metres	21.98 (-0.5 m/s)	Bergen	2017	n.a.
Hammer throw	57.14 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
Heptathlon	5,690 points	Sandnes, Norway	February 19, 2017	5,693 points
60 metres	7.00		February 18, 2017	882 points
Long jump	7.10 m (23 ft 3+1⁄2 in) (-0.3 m/s)			838 points
Shot put	15.08 m (49 ft 5+1⁄2 in)		January 10, 2015	795 points
High jump	1.98 m (6 ft 5+3⁄4 in)		February 18, 2017	785 points
60 metres hurdles	8.50		February 19, 2017	860 points
Pole vault	4.40 m (14 ft 5 in)			731 points
1000 metres	2:46.51			802 points
Personal bests in non-heptathlon events[citation needed]
200 metres	21.98	Malmö, Sweden	2014	n.a.
400 metres	50.19	Malmö, Sweden	2014