Sven Roosen
Dutch decathlete (born 2001)
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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]
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| Nationality | Dutch | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 July 2001 Eindhoven, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
Event | Decathlon | |||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | Decathlon: 8,607 (2024) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
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]
In September 2025, he competed in the decathlon at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan but was unable to finish the competition.[13][14]
Personal bests
Information from World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.
Outdoor
- As of 2 June 2026
| Event | Performance | Location | Date | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decathlon | N/a | Paris | 2–3 August 2024 | 8,607 points |
| 100 metres | 10.49 (+1.2 m/s) | Götzis | 18 May 2024 | 977 points |
| Long jump | 7.56 m (24 ft 9+1⁄2 in) (-0.6 m/s) | Paris | 2 August 2024 | 950 points |
| Shot put | 15.10 m (49 ft 6+1⁄4 in) | Paris | 2 August 2024 | 796 points |
| High jump | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | Götzis | 18 May 2024 | 723 points |
| 400 metres | 46.40 | Paris | 2 August 2024 | 998 points |
| 110 metres hurdles | 13.96 (+0.2 m/s) | Breda | 20 July 2024 | 980 points |
| Discus throw | 46.88 m (153 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Paris | 3 August 2024 | 806 points |
| Pole vault | 5.00 m (16 ft 4+3⁄4 in) | Leuven | 16 August 2025 | 910 points |
| Javelin throw | 65.07 m (213 ft 5+3⁄4 in) | Götzis | 31 May 2026 | 814 points |
| 1500 metres | 4:18.43 | Munich | 16 August 2022 | 822 points |
| Virtual Best Performance | 8,776 points | |||
| Event | Performance | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 150 metres | 15.62 (+1.6 m/s) | Lisse | 7 May 2022 |
| 200 metres | 21.31 (-0.8 m/s) | Hengelo | 29 June 2024 |
| 300 metres | 32.96 | Lisse | 13 May 2023 |
| 800 metres | 1:58.80 | Utrecht | 3 August 2018 |
| 400 metres hurdles | 51.48 | Schothorst | 12 September 2020 |
Indoor
- As of 24 June 2025
| Event | Performance | Location | Date | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heptathlon | N/a | Apeldoorn | 13–14 February 2021 | 5,706 points |
| 60 metres | 7.01 | Leverkusen | 3 February 2024 | 879 points |
| Long jump | 7.12 m (23 ft 4+1⁄4 in) | Apeldoorn | 8 February 2020 | 842 points |
| Shot put | 14.59 m (47 ft 10+1⁄4 in) | Apeldoorn | 26 February 2022 | 769 points |
| High jump | 1.90 m (6 ft 2+3⁄4 in) | Apeldoorn | 13 February 2021 | 714 points |
| 60 metres hurdles | 7.93 | Apeldoorn | 27 February 2022 | 999 points |
| Pole vault | 4.35 m (14 ft 3+1⁄4 in) | Apeldoorn | 14 February 2021 | 716 points |
| 1000 metres | 2:34.52 | Apeldoorn | 5 February 2023 | 935 points |
| Virtual Best Performance | 5,850 points | |||
Personal life
He is from Eindhoven, in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands.[15] His uncle Marcel Dost is also a decathlete, and participated in the 1996 Olympic Decathlon in Atlanta.[16]
