Martyn Rooney

Quick Facts

Full Name	Martyn Rooney
Occupation	Sprinter
Date Of Birth	Apr 3, 1987(1987-04-03)
Age	37
Birthplace	Croydon
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Aries

Martyn Rooney Biography

Martyn Rooney is one of the most popular and richest Sprinter who was born on April 3, 1987 in Croydon, England, United Kingdom.

Rooney was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2005 European Juniors, held in Lithuania in July of that year. He achieved the Silver Medal in the individuals and gold with the relay team and on his return home was then asked to make up the senior’s 4 × 400 m men’s relay team at the 2005 IAAF World Championships in Athletics, held that year in Helsinki, Finland. Martyn was originally running only in the heat, but impressing the GB coaches with a time of 44.9 seconds, he was selected to also run in the final. Despite completing his leg in 44.8 seconds, Martyn and team mates Timothy Benjamin, Robert Tobin and Malachi Davis came in fourth, with a sub three-minute time. Rooney represented England in the 2006 Commonwealth Games held in Melbourne, Australia.

At the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, he reached the semi-finals of the 400 m, but finished seventh and did not compete in the final. Running with Conrad Williams, Michael Bingham and Robert Tobin, Rooney had greater success in the men’s relay event, winning the silver medal behind the winning team from the United States. He started the 2010 outdoor season with a European leading time of 44.99 seconds to win at the Atletica Geneve Meeting. He went on to win bronze in the 400 metres at the European Championships in Barcelona. He won a silver medal in the relay.

Martyn Rooney Net Worth

Martyn Rooney is one of the richest Sprinter from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Martyn Rooney 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Martyn Joseph Rooney (born 3 April 1987) is an English sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres event. He reached the 400 m final at the 2008 Summer Olympics and won bronze in the 4×400 metres relay. A mainstay on the anchor leg of the Great Britain 4 x 400 metre relay team, at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics he won a silver medal with the Great Britain relay team, and bronze in the 2015 World Championships. His personal best time is 44.45 seconds.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Martyn Rooney height 6 ft 6 in Bruce weight 81 kg (179 lb) & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Martyn Rooney Dating?

According to our records, Martyn Rooney married to Kate Rooney. As of December 1, 2023, Martyn Rooney’s is not dating anyone.

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He is married to former British pole vault record holder Kate Rooney (née Dennison). In August 2015, their first child, a son, was born. Their second, a daughter was born in August 2017.

Facts & Trivia

Bruce Ranked on the list of most popular Sprinter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Martyn Rooney celebrates birthday on April 3 of every year.

In the 2017 World Athletics Championships in London, Rooney failed to qualify for the semi-final finishing 6th in his heat in a time of 45.75.

How old is Martin Rooney?

Personal information
Born| 3 April 1987 Croydon, South London
Height| 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight| 81 kg (179 lb)
Spouse(s)| Kate Dennison

Is Martyn Rooney at the Olympics?

A mainstay on the anchor leg of the Great Britain 4x400m relay team, Martyn won silver at the World Championships in 2009 and then bronze at the 2015 and 2017 editions. He made his second Olympic appearance at London 2012 competing in both the individual and relay events, and finishing fourth again in the latter.

Who has the 400m world record?

The current men’s world record is held by Wayde van Niekerk of South Africa, with a time of 43.03 seconds. Van Niekerk is also the Olympic record holder. Steven Gardiner is the reigning Olympic Champion and World Champion. The world indoor record holder is Michael Norman, in 44.52 seconds.

What is Usain Bolt's 400m?

DisciplinePerformanceDate
400 Metres| 45.28| 05 MAY 2007
4×100 Metres Relay| 36.84| 11 AUG 2012
Medley Relay| 1:46.59| 25 JUL 2006
4×400 Metres Relay| 3:01.10| 24 APR 2004

How fast is 9.58 in 100 meters?

If he covered the 100m in 9.58 seconds, that’s a speed of 100/9.58 = 10.44 m/s (which is 23.35 mph), right? 23.35 mph is certainly Usain’s average speed over the race, but as you can appreciate, he does not run at this rate for the entire race. Usain starts at rest, so he has to accelerate to build up his speed.