Club: Croydon/Loughborough Uni Gender: Male Date of Birth: 03/04/1987 Age Group: SEN County: Surrey Region: London Nation: England

Lead Coach: Nick Dakin

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Domestic Championships Record 2005 – 1st AAA U20 Championships 2006 – 2nd AAA Championships 2007 – 2nd Norwich Union World Champs Trials 2008 – 1st Olympic Trials Major Championships Record Olympic Games – 2008 6th 400m, (4th 4x400m) World Championships – 2005 4th 4x400m, 2007 4th h 400m, (6th 4x400m), 2009 7th sf2 (2nd 4x400m) Commonwealth Games – 2006 5th 400m (4th 4x400m) Other noteworthy performances 2005 – 2nd European Junior Championships 400m (1st 4x400m) 2006 – 3rd World Junior Championships 400m (3rd 4x400m) 2008 – 1st European Cup 400m (2nd 4x400m) Martyn Rooney initially trained and competed at the middle distance events of 800m and 1500m and also participated in cross country events throughout the winter months. His talent for the 400m was discovered by coincidence when he was asked to make up some points for his club at a London fixture. He made a great impact in 2005 when he won the national junior title, before winning a silver medal at the European Junior Championships, followed by a storming leg in the 4x400m relay at the World Championships in Helsinki. Rooney gained selection for the Commonwealth Games in 2006, and he did not disappoint. In the heats, Rooney lowered his lifetime best from 45.99 to 45.69, before improving further in the semi-finals, lowering Roger Black’s national junior record to 45.35. In the final, Rooney finished fifth at the age of 18, in one of the most competitive events of the championships. However, injury ravaged the following two summer campaigns. In 2006, Rooney won the bronze medal at the World Junior Championships, when many people expected him to claim the gold medal and at the World Championships in 2007, Rooney did not progress through the heats. Free of injury, Rooney had a superb 2008 campaign and was unbeaten in 11 straight races prior to the Olympic Games. In his third race of the year, Rooney revised his lifetime best, clocking 45.19, which was followed by victories in Ostrava, the European Cup and the Olympic Trials, before finally breaking the 45-second barrier in London, winning a high quality race in a PB of 44.83, before winning in Monaco, running 44.72 and went to Bejing with an outside chance of a medal. He won his heat, and set another lifetime best of 44.60 on his way to the final in which he was a very respectable sixth. 2009 was to be another frustrating year with injury disrupting his preparations for the World Championships in Berlin. After a good start to the season in June with a 45.35 clocking in Switzerland, injury curtailed his racing and his season was basically started again in August with an obvious lack of sharpness required to be competitive. However, after exiting the World Championships at the semi-final stage in seventh place his season began to show promise with a good second place at the Gateshead Grand Prix, but lack of conditioning meant that this was a season of false hopes. 2010 will be a year where he will hope to redeem himself with medal opportunities at both the European Championships and Commonwealth Games.

Best known performances

Event PB 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 60 7.12i 7.25i 7.24i 7.19i 7.12i 200 21.33 22.2 21.33 400 44.60 47.46 46.44 45.35 45.47 44.60 45.35 44.99 400L 43.73 44.9 44.5 44.17 43.73 44.83 44.48 600 1:16.9 1:16.9 800 1:50.55 2:14.56 1:58.5 1:54.0 1:50.55 1500 4:12.9 5:03.92 4:12.9

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2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
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2010 SEN Croydon/Loughborough Uni
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
400	44.99				1	1			Geneva, SUI	Atletica Genève EAP Meeting	12 Jun 10
400	44.99				1				Birmingham	Aviva European Trials and UK Championships	27 Jun 10
400	45.00				3	s1			Barcelona, ESP	European Championships	28 Jul 10
400	45.23				3				Barcelona, ESP	European Championships	30 Jul 10
400	45.44				3				Gateshead	Aviva British Grand Prix	10 Jul 10
400	45.45				3				Rabat, MAR	IAAF World Challenge Meeting	6 Jun 10
400	45.67				1	A			Bergen, NOR	European Team Championships	19 Jun 10
400	45.67				6				Zürich, SUI	Weltklasse IAAF Diamond League	19 Aug 10
400	45.72				2	h1			Barcelona, ESP	European Championships	27 Jul 10
400	45.85				2	I			Walnut CA, USA	Mt. SAC Relays	17 Apr 10
400	45.89				6	A			Crystal Palace	Aviva London Grand Prix Diamond League	14 Aug 10
400	45.90				1	h2			Birmingham	Aviva European Trials and UK Championships	26 Jun 10
400	46.08				4				Berlin, GER	ISTAF IAAF World Challenge Meeting	22 Aug 10
400	46.10				1				Loughborough	Loughborough International	23 May 10
400L	44.48				L4				Barcelona, ESP	European Championships	31 Jul 10
2009 U23 Croydon/Loughborough Uni
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
60	7.12	i			1	2.5			Loughborough	Loughborough University Open	21 Feb 09
60	7.16	i			4	1.1			Loughborough	Loughborough University Open	21 Feb 09
60	7.16	i			4	2.1			Loughborough	Loughborough University Open	21 Feb 09
400	45.35				2				La Chaux-de-Fonds, SUI	Resisprint International	28 Jun 09
400	45.45				3	h7			Berlin, GER	IAAF World Championships	18 Aug 09
400	45.47				2				Gateshead	Aviva British Grand Prix	31 Aug 09
400	45.63				5				Crystal Palace	Aviva London Grand Prix	25 Jul 09
400	45.71				5				Rieti, ITA	Rieti Meeting	6 Sep 09
400	45.83				5				Brussels, BEL	Memorial Van Damme IAAF Golden League	4 Sep 09
400	45.98				7	s2			Berlin, GER	IAAF World Championships	19 Aug 09
400	46.22				7				Monte Carlo, MON	Herculis Meeting	28 Jul 09
400L	44.83				L4				Berlin, GER	IAAF World Championships	23 Aug 09
400L	44.99				L4	h1			Berlin, GER	IAAF World Championships	22 Aug 09
2008 U23 Croydon/Loughborough Uni
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
60	7.19	i			1	2			Loughborough	Loughborough Indoor Meeting	2 Feb 08
60	7.24	i			1	1			Loughborough	Loughborough Indoor Meeting	2 Feb 08
400	44.60				2	s3			Beijing, CHN	Olympic Games	19 Aug 08
400	44.72				1				Monaco, MON	Herculis	29 Jul 08
400	44.83				1	A			Crystal Palace	Aviva London Grand Prix	26 Jul 08
400	45.00				1	h4			Beijing, CHN	Olympic Games	18 Aug 08
400	45.12				6				Beijing, CHN	Olympic Games	21 Aug 08
400	45.19				1	1			Geneva, SUI	Athletica Genève EAP Meeting	31 May 08
400	45.31				1				Birmingham	Aviva National Championships inc Olympic Trials	13 Jul 08
400	45.32				1				Ostrava, CZE	Golden Spike	12 Jun 08
400	45.33				1				Annecy, FRA	Spar European Cup	21 Jun 08
400	45.34				2				Brussels, BEL	IAAF Golden League	5 Sep 08
400	45.35				1				Gateshead	Aviva Grand Prix	31 Aug 08
400	45.44				1				Milan, ITA	Notturna di Milano	2 Jul 08
400	45.46				1				Loughborough	Loughborough International	18 May 08
400	45.52				2				Rieti, ITA	Rieti Grand Prix	7 Sep 08
400	45.82				5				Stuttgart, GER	IAAF World Athletics Final	13 Sep 08
400	45.88				1				Walnut CA, USA	Mt. SAC Relays	20 Apr 08
400	46.16				2	s2			Birmingham	Aviva National Championships inc Olympic Trials	12 Jul 08
400	48.34				1	h4			Birmingham	Aviva National Championships inc Olympic Trials	11 Jul 08
400L	43.73				L4				Beijing, CHN	Olympic Games	23 Aug 08
400L	44.17				L4				Annecy, FRA	Spar European Cup	22 Jun 08
400L	44.47				L4	h2			Beijing, CHN	Olympic Games	22 Aug 08
2007 U23 Croydon/Loughborough Uni
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
60	7.24	i			1	1.5			Loughborough	Loughborough Indoor Open Meeting	13 Jan 07
200	21.33		0.0		4	IA			Loughborough	Loughborough International	20 May 07
200	21.57		0.0		1	1			Loughborough	LSAC vs Brunel	16 May 07
400	45.47				4	h2			Osaka, JPN	IAAF World Championships	28 Aug 07
400	45.92				3	r2			Luzern, SUI	Spitzen Leichtathletik	28 Jun 07
400	45.93				2				Sportcity	Norwich Union World Trials & AAA Championships	29 Jul 07
400	46.01				1	B			Crystal Palace	Norwich Union Super Grand Prix	3 Aug 07
400	46.02				3				Geneva, SUI	EAP Meeting	9 Jun 07
400	46.25				6				Stuttgart, GER	IAAF World Athletics Final	22 Sep 07
400	46.27				3				Rovereto, ITA	Quercia EAA Meeting	12 Sep 07
400	46.33				2	s2			Sportcity	Norwich Union World Trials & AAA Championships	28 Jul 07
400	46.37				5				Sheffield	Norwich Union British Grand Prix	15 Jul 07
400	46.42				1				Stavanger, NOR	England International	13 Jun 07
400	46.74				1	h2			Sportcity	Norwich Union World Trials & AAA Championships	27 Jul 07
400	47.14				8				Padua, ITA	Citta di Padova	8 Jul 07
400L	44.17				L4	h1			Osaka, JPN	IAAF World Championships	1 Sep 07
400L	44.29				L4				Osaka, JPN	IAAF World Championships	2 Sep 07
400L	44.95				L3				Munich, GER	Spar European Cup (Men)	24 Jun 07
2006 U20 Croydon/Loughborough Uni
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
60	7.25	i			2	2.3			Loughborough	Loughborough University Open Meeting	14 Jan 06
60	7.28	i			4	1.4			Loughborough	Loughborough University Open Meeting	14 Jan 06
400	45.35				2	s1			Melbourne, AUS	Commonwealth Games	21 Mar 06
400	45.51				5				Melbourne, AUS	Commonwealth Games	22 Mar 06
400	45.67				7				Crystal Palace	Norwich Union London Grand Prix	28 Jul 06
400	45.69				1	h8			Melbourne, AUS	Commonwealth Games	20 Mar 06
400	45.87				3				Beijing, CHN	IAAF World Junior Championships	17 Aug 06
400	45.99				1				Bellville, RSA	Bellville, RSA	17 Feb 06
400	46.01				1	2			Melbourne, AUS	Telstra Grand Prix	9 Mar 06
400	46.01				1	s3			Beijing, CHN	IAAF World Junior Championships	16 Aug 06
400	46.20				2				Sportcity	Norwich Union European Trials inc AAA Champs	16 Jul 06
400	46.21				6	1			Lucerne, SUI	Luzern, SUI	6 Jul 06
400	46.25				1	h3			Beijing, CHN	IAAF World Junior Championships	15 Aug 06
400	46.28				3				Rovereto, ITA	Rovereto, Ita	30 Aug 06
400	46.47				1	h1			Sportcity	Norwich Union European Trials inc AAA Champs	15 Jul 06
400	46.96				2	s2			Sportcity	Norwich Union European Trials inc AAA Champs	15 Jul 06
400L	44.5				L4				Melbourne, AUS	Commonwealth Games	25 Mar 06
2005 U20 Croydon/Loughborough Uni
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
200	22.2				1				Newham	Plaistow	30 Jul 05
400	46.44				1				Bedford	AAA U23U20 Champs	3 Jul 05
400	46.56				2				Kaunas, LTU		22 Jul 05
400	46.57				1	s2			Kaunas, LTU		21 Jul 05
400	46.75				1				Portsmouth	SOUTH OF ENGLAND JUNIOR CHAMPS	29 May 05
400	46.81				2				Loughborough	Loughborough	22 May 05
400	47.3				1				Kingston	SURREY	11 Jun 05
400	47.65				1				Kingston	Surrey County Championships	14 May 05
400	47.85				3	s2			Bedford	AAA U23U20 Champs	2 Jul 05
400	48.32				1	h4			Bedford	AAA U23U20 Champs	2 Jul 05
400	48.38				1	h2			Birmingham	ESAA Champs	8 Jul 05
400	49.4				1				Ashford	Division 3S Ashford	7 May 05
400L	44.9				L2	h3			Helsinki, FIN	WC	13 Aug 05
400L	44.9				L2				Helsinki, FIN	WC	14 Aug 05
600	1:16.9				1				Crawley	-	24 Sep 05
800	1:50.55				3				Watford	WATFORD OPEN GRADED	7 Sep 05
800	1:52.33				1				Kingston	Surrey County Championships	15 May 05
1500	4:12.9				1				Hoo	Medway	24 Apr 05
2004 U20 Croydon/Loughborough Uni
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
400	47.46				1				Ipswich	IA-20	22 Aug 04
800	1:54.0				1				Southampton	TEAM SOLENT OPEN	5 Sep 04
800	1:55.03				2				Bedford	Bedford International Games	12 Jun 04
800	1:55.1				1				Watford	WATFORD OPEN GRADED MEETING Watford	15 Sep 04
800	1:55.29				1				Kingston	SURREY	16 May 04
800	1:56.3				1				Croydon	Division 3 South	31 Jul 04
800	1:57.3				1				Hoo	Medway Division Hoo	23 May 04
2003 U17 Croydon/Loughborough Uni
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
800	1:58.5				1				Croydon	SP Croydon	1 Jun 03
800	1:58.5				1				Lewes	INTER-COUNTIES SCHOOLS South East Region Lewes	21 Jun 03
800	1:58.96				1				Kingston	SURREY (May 10/11) Kingsmeadow	10 May 03
800	1:58.98				1				Kingston	SURREY Kingsmeadow Stadium	14 Jun 03
800	1:59.19				1				Birmingham	UKA YAL AUXILIARY FINAL ALEXANDER STADIUM	30 Aug 03
800	1:59.6				1				Harrow	SP Harrow	18 May 03
800	2:00.80				3	h4			Sheffield	ESAA National Track & Field Championships	11 Jul 03
800	2:02.4				1				Tooting Bec	HERNE HILL H OM inc CLUB Champs Tooting Bec	20 Sep 03
800	2:03.2				1				Battersea	SP Battersea Park	4 May 03
800	2:03.5				2				Crystal Palace	SWEATSHOP HERCULES WIMBLEDON AC YOUNG ATHLETES' Meet Crystal Palace	6 Apr 03
2001 U15 Croydon/Loughborough Uni
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
800	2:14.56				5				Birmingham	YAL Aux Final	1 Sep 01
1500	5:03.92				4	B			Birmingham	YAL Aux Final	1 Sep 01

Total Performances: 123

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