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Olympics-Athletics-Norway’s Rooth surprise winner in Olympic men’s decathlon
By Lori Ewing PARIS (Reuters) – Norway’s Markus Rooth won gold in the men’s decathlon at the Paris Olympics on Saturday with a score of 8,796 points after defending champion Damian Warner’s title defence ended when he failed to clear a height in the pole vault. Germany’s Leo Neugebauer won the silver medal with 8,748 while Lindon Victor of Grenada captured the bronze with a score of 8,711. (Reporting by Lori Ewing; Editing by Ken Ferris)
Norway's Markus Rooth became Olympic champion in the Olympic decathlon on Saturday evening, ahead of Germany's Leo Neugebauer and Grenadin Lindon Victor.
Minutes after Markus Rooth had raced in for Olympic gold, he was told to lie down on the track. The 22-year-old knew little of that.
104 years separate the two Norwegian Olympic golds in decathlon. Markus Rooth became the first Norwegian gold medalist in Paris, and it was as sensational as it was deserved. He set personal records in practice after practice.
Sensational Olympic gold for Rooth in decathlon The article is updated with reactions from Paris! PARIS (Nettavisen): On Saturday night, the 22-year-old from Oslo managed to do what no other Norwegians have done in over 100 years when he raced to Olympic gold in the decathlon in Paris. “It's absolutely crazy. - It's unnatural. It's not supposed to work. He has managed it as a 22-year-old, comments NRK's Jann Post. Rooth eventually finished with…
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