1. Martyn Joseph Rooney was born on 3 April 1987 and is an English sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres event.
15 Facts About Martyn Rooney
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Individually, Rooney was twice the European champion at 400 metres in 2014.
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Martyn Rooney attended St James the Great Primary School, Thornton Heath where his mum teaches.
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Martyn Rooney was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2005 European Juniors, held in Lithuania in July of that year.
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Martyn Rooney was originally running only in the heat, but impressing the GB coaches with a time of 44.9 seconds, he was selected to run in the final.
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Martyn Rooney represented England in the 2006 Commonwealth Games held in Melbourne, Australia.
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At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Martyn Rooney set a new personal best in the Semi-final and finished sixth in the final.
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Martyn Rooney anchored GB to 4th in the relay with a 43.7 split, second fastest ever by a Briton.
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Martyn Rooney went on to win bronze in the 400 metres at the European Championships in Barcelona.
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In 2012 Martyn Rooney started well, running 44.92s in April at the Mt.
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Martyn Rooney was unable to sustain that form going into his home Olympics, and he was eliminated in the semi-final of the 400 metres, running 45.31s.
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Martyn Rooney took his first individual European title in the final of the 400m at the 2014 European Athletics Championships in Zurich with a time of 44.71.
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Martyn Rooney is coached by Rana Reider, coach to Olympic Champion Christian Taylor amongst other World and Olympic medalists.
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Martyn Rooney is coached by British Strength and Conditioning expert Michael Johnston.
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Martyn Rooney is married to former British pole vault record holder Kate Rooney.