Sven Roosen

Sven Roosen
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (2001-07-27) 27 July 2001 (age 23)
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Sport
SportAthletics
EventDecathlon
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Decathlon 8511 (Gotzis, 2024)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Netherlands
European U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Espoo Decathlon
Silver medal – second place 2021 Tallinn Decathlon

Sven Roosen (born 27 July 2001) is a Dutch decathlete.[1]

Career

In 2021, he finished second at the European U23 Championship in the decathlon, scoring over 8000 points for the first time.[2][3]

He became Dutch national champion in the decathlon in Apeldoorn in June 2022,[4] and finished in tenth place at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich, his debut senior major competition.[5]

In 2023, he finished third at the European U23 Athletics Championships in the decathlon.[6][7]

He scored a personal best mark of 8511 finishing as runner-up at the Hypo-Meeting in Götzis in May 2024, achieving the qualifying standard for the 2024 Paris Olympics.[8] There he achieved fourth place in a new national record of 8607 points.[9][10]

Personal life

He is from Eindhoven.[11] His uncle Marcel Dost participated in the 1996 Olympic Decathlon in Atlanta.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Sven Roosen". World Athletics. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Italy whip them at European U23 Championships". Track Alerts. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  3. ^ Piest, Tijn (4 August 2021). "CTS talent Sven Roosen: 'Meerkamp feels like a weekend away with friends!'". Hardloopneywerk.nl. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Dutch Championships". World Athletics. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Eindhoveen resident Sven Roosen is 'the pacesetter of the group' at the European Championship decathlon". ed.nl. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  6. ^ "European U23 Championships end on high with Rooth's decathlon triumph". World Athletics. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  7. ^ Juck, Alfonz (17 July 2023). "Norwegian Decathletes Dominate European U23 Championships in Espoo". Track Alerts. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Warner wins for eighth time in Götzis, Vetter scores world-leading 6642". World Athletics. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Paris 2024 Men's Decathlon Results" (PDF). Olympics. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ 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.


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