Martyn Rooney

Martyn Rooney
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1987-04-03) 3 April 1987
Croydon, England
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Spouse
Kate Dennison
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
400 metres
ClubCroydon Harriers
Achievements and titles
Personal best400 m: 44.45 s (Beijing 2015)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
2008 Beijing 4 × 400 m relay
World Championships
2009 Berlin 4 × 400 m relay
2015 Beijing 4 × 400 m relay
2017 London 4 × 400 m relay
European Championships
2014 Zurich 400 m
2014 Zurich 4 × 400 m relay
2016 Amsterdam 400 m
2010 Barcelona 4 × 400 m relay
2018 Berlin 4 × 400 m relay
2010 Barcelona 400 m
Representing Europe
Continental Cup
2010 Split 4 × 400 m relay
2014 Marrakesh 4 × 400 m relay
Men's athletics (junior)
Representing  Great Britain
World Junior Championships
2006 Beijing 400 m
2006 Beijing 4 × 400 m relay
European Junior Championships
2005 Kaunas 4 × 400 m relay
2005 Kaunas 400 m

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 and England 4 × 400 metre relay teams, at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics he won a silver medal with the Great Britain relay team, and bronze in the 2015 and 2017 World Championships.

Individually, Rooney was twice the European champion at 400 metres in 2014. and 2016.

A five time national champion, his personal best time of 44.45 seconds ranks sixth all-time in Great Britain behind national record-holder Matthew Hudson-Smith, Charlie Dobson, Roger Black, Mark Richardson and Iwan Thomas.