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| Nationality | Dutch | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | (2001-07-27) 27 July 2001 (age 23) Eindhoven, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | Decathlon | |||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | Decathlon 8511 (Gotzis, 2024) | |||||||||||||||||
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Sven Roosen (born 27 July 2001) is a Dutch decathlete.
Career
In 2021, he finished second at the European U23 Championship in the decathlon, scoring over 8000 points for the first time.
He became Dutch national champion in the decathlon in Apeldoorn in June 2022, and finished in tenth place at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich, his debut senior major competition.
In 2023, he finished third at the European U23 Athletics Championships in the decathlon.
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. There he achieved fourth place in a new national record of 8607 points.
Personal life
He is from Eindhoven. His uncle Marcel Dost participated in the 1996 Olympic Decathlon in Atlanta.
References
- "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.
- 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
- 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)
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