Sven Roosen
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| Nationality | Dutch | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 July 2001 Eindhoven, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | Decathlon | |||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | Decathlon 8607 (Paris, 2024) | |||||||||||||||||
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Sven Roosen (born 27 July 2001) is a Dutch decathlete. He is a two-time medalist at the European Athletics U23 Championships, winning the silver medal in 2021 and the bronze medal in 2023. He finished fourth overall in the decathlon at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[1]
Career
[edit]In 2021, he won the silver medal in the decathlon at the European U23 Championship in Tallinn, Estonia. This was the first time he scored over 8000 points for the decathlon.[2][3]
He became Dutch national champion in the decathlon in Apeldoorn in June 2022 at the 2022 Dutch Athletics Championships.[4] Later that summer, he finished in tenth place at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich, Germany, in what was his debut appearance at a senior major competition.[5]
In July 2023, he won the bronze medal at the European U23 Athletics Championships in the decathlon in Espoo, Finland.[6][7]
He scored a personal best decathlon points tally of 8511 as he finished as runner-up at the Hypo-Meeting in Götzis, Austria in May 2024, also achieving the qualifying standard for the 2024 Paris Olympics.[8] Competing at the Olympic Games in August 2024, he achieved fourth place overall in a new personal best and national record of 8607 points.[9][10] He finished third at the decathlon at the Decastar meeting in Talence, France in September 2024.[11] Also in 2024, he finished fourth overall in the 2024 World Athletics Combined Events Tour.[12]
Personal life
[edit]He is from Eindhoven, in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands.[13] His uncle Marcel Dost is also a decathlete, and participated in the 1996 Olympic Decathlon in Atlanta.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sven Roosen". World Athletics. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Italy whip them at European U23 Championships". Track Alerts. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ Piest, Tijn (4 August 2021). "CTS talent Sven Roosen: 'Meerkamp feels like a weekend away with friends!'". Hardloopneywerk.nl. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Dutch Championships". World Athletics. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Eindhoveen resident Sven Roosen is 'the pacesetter of the group' at the European Championship decathlon". ed.nl. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "European U23 Championships end on high with Rooth's decathlon triumph". World Athletics. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ Juck, Alfonz (17 July 2023). "Norwegian Decathletes Dominate European U23 Championships in Espoo". Track Alerts. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Warner wins for eighth time in Götzis, Vetter scores world-leading 6642". World Athletics. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Paris 2024 Men's Decathlon Results" (PDF). Olympics. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "IJzersterke Roosen vierde op olympische tienkamp in Nederlands record" [Rock solid Roosen fourth in Olympic decathlon with Dutch record]. NOS (in Dutch). 3 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Erm back on top at Decastar". European Athletics. 16 September 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ "Atherley and Erm win World Athletics Combined Events Tour". World Athletics. 17 September 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ Darksen, Linda (19 May 2024). "Eindhoven decathlete Roosen surprises with a large Olympic limit and second place in Götzis". ed.nl. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ Lara de Kluizenaar (24 July 2024). "Opa was een toptrainer bij FC Twente, zijn oom een kampioen: neefje Sven gaat in Parijs voor nieuw succes". Tubantia.nl (in Dutch). Grandfather was a top trainer at FC Twente, his uncle a champion: nephew Sven goes for new success in Paris.
External links
[edit]- Sven Roosen at World Athletics
- Sven Roosen at Olympics.com
- Sven Roosen at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Sven Roosen at TeamNL (in Dutch)
- Sven Roosen at Atletiek.nl (in Dutch)
