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 …

Aug 3, 2024 · Markus Rooth claimed gold in a highly dramatic and unpredictable decathlon at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on Saturday (3), earning the honour of being the world’s greatest …

Aug 3, 2024 · Rooth took the lead with a terrific javelin throw -- the penultimate event of the competition -- before beating Neugebauer to the 1,500 metres finish line by about five seconds …

Aug 3, 2024 · Norway’s Markus Rooth became the youngest Olympic decathlon champion for 44 years after taking gold at Paris 2024 with a national record 8796 points on Saturday (3).

Aug 26, 2025 · Olympic decathlon champion Markus Rooth will miss the upcoming World Championships due to an injury, he said on Monday.

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With 8796 points, 22-year-old Markus Rooth of Norway won the decathlon gold medal over Leo Neugebauer of Germany and Lindon Victor of Grenada, who respectively took silver and bronze.

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Aug 3, 2024 · Norway’s Markus Rooth captured a shock gold medal in the men’s decathlon at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Saturday after defending champion Damian Warner’s title defence …

Rooth (25-7¼/7.80) and Warner (25-6¾/7.79) were next — for Rooth his second-longest ever but just modest for Warner, who set the Olympic deca best of 27-½ (8.24) while winning Tokyo …