Martyn Rooney
Born: April 3, 1987 (age 34)
Height: 6' 6" (198cm)
Hometown: Croydon, England
Nationality: 
English
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Sports Mole has 39 articles about Martyn Rooney. Articles 1 to 39:
Katarina Johnson-Thompson: 'I have made big strides'
Th 28-year-old is confident she knows what she has to work on during the time which remains.
Jul 13, 22:45
Goldie Sayers, men's 4x400m relay team to receive Beijing bronze
Javelin thrower Goldie Sayers and Team GB's 4x400m relay team are to receive bronze medals from the 2008 Olympic Games after failed drugs tests from Russian athletes.
Sep 13, 18:26
Martyn Rooney unhappy with relay disqualification decision
Martyn Rooney insists that teammate Matthew Hudson-Smith was "very badly treated" in the men's 4x400m relay when deemed to have illegally put his foot over the line.
Aug 21, 15:31
Team GB disqualified from men's 4x400m relay
Great Britain are disqualified from the men's 4x400m relay final for "taking the baton outside of an exchange zone" in their heat.
Aug 20, 11:02
Result: Matthew Hudson-Smith qualifies for 400m semi
Team GB's Matthew Hudson-Smith qualifies for the semi-final of the men's 400m in Rio, while teammate Martyn Rooney crashes out.
Aug 13, 02:02
Martyn Rooney: "I ran like a dick"
Team GB sprinter Martyn Rooney blasts his own performance after he crashes out of the men's 400m in the first round.
Aug 13, 01:55
World Athletics Championships: British athletes that impressed
Sports Mole selects the British athletes that made the biggest impressions at the recent World Athletics Championships.
Sep 2, 17:21
Martyn Rooney: 'I'll name my baby Bird's Nest'
Martyn Rooney jokes that he may name his baby after the Bird's Nest stadium following Great Britain's 4x400m relay bronze medal.
Aug 30, 14:17
Martyn Rooney: '4x400m team rose to the occasion'
Martyn Rooney says that Great Britain's men's 4x400m relay team "rose to the occasion" by winning the bronze medal at the World Athletics Championships.
Aug 30, 14:08
Result: Great Britain claim bronze in men's 4x400m relay
Great Britain win the bronze medal in the men's 4x400m relay after a photo finish.
Aug 30, 13:42
Martyn Rooney wants "worthwhile" 4x400m relay final
Britain's Martyn Rooney hopes that he can make the 4x400m final "worthwhile" after missing the birth of his first child to compete at the World Athletics Championships.
Aug 29, 11:31
Result: Britain's men sail into relay finals at World Athletics Championships
GB's men follow their female counterparts into the 4x400m relay at the World Athletic Championships in Beijing.
Aug 29, 04:13
Martyn Rooney affected by PB in 400m heat
Martyn Rooney admits that his personal best in the heats of the 400m played a role in his disappointing semi-final finish.
Aug 24, 13:46
Result: Kirani James through to 400m final
Kirani James, LaShawn Merritt and Wayde van Niekerk all book their spots in the 400m final at the World Athletics Championships.
Aug 24, 13:31
Great Britain's Rabah Yousif: 'It is time for me to deliver'
Great Britain's Rabah Yousif calls on himself to produce his best form at the World Athletics Championships to reach the final of the 400m.
Aug 23, 05:14
Martyn Rooney, Rabah Yousif through to men's 400m semi-finals
Great Britain duo Martyn Rooney and Rabah Yousif reach the semi-finals of the men's 400m at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing.
Aug 23, 04:54
Martyn Rooney honoured to be captain
Martyn Rooney reveals that it is an "honour" to be selected as captain of the British squad for the World Athletics Championships.
Aug 22, 03:26
Martyn Rooney to captain British Athletics
Martyn Rooney takes on the captaincy of the British Athletics team for the upcoming World Athletics Championships.
Aug 12, 15:28
Martyn Rooney wins World Championships appeal
Martyn Rooney succeeds in his appeals to British Athletics to be selected for the individual 400m at the World Championships.
Aug 3, 17:06
British Athletics name Jessica Ennis-Hill for World Athletics Championships
Olympic champion Jessica Ennis-Hill leads the British Athletics team for the upcoming World Athletics Championships.
Jul 28, 14:09
Martyn Rooney supports athletes switching to Great Britain
400m runner Martyn Rooney supports the decision to allow five athletes to switch allegiances to Great Britain.
Jul 2, 20:49
Martyn Rooney aiming to build on European Championships gold
Martyn Rooney is hoping to win further gold medals for Team GB at next year's World Athletics Championships in Beijing.
Dec 30, 14:41
Result: Kirani James too strong for competition in Birmingham 400m
Olympic champion Kirani James wins the men's 400m final at the Diamond League meet in Birmingham.
Aug 24, 17:26
Result: Team GB take men's 4x400m relay gold at European Championships
Martyn Rooney guides Team GB to their eighth gold of the 2014 European Championships in the men's 4x400m relay in Zurich.
Aug 17, 15:10
Result: Great Britain reach 4x400m relay finals
Great Britain's 4x400m men's and women's relay teams make it out of the European Championship qualifying heats, reaching their respective finals in Zurich.
Aug 16, 16:25
Result: Martyn Rooney wins 400m gold for Great Britain at European Championships
Martyn Rooney wins gold for Great Britain in the men's 400m final at the European Championships in Zurich, while Matthew Hudson-Smith takes silver.
Aug 15, 18:04
Britons win every men's 400m semi at European Championships
British runners cross the line first in all three of the men's 400m semi-finals at the European Championships in Zurich.
Aug 13, 19:35
England's Martyn Rooney eyeing relay redemption
England's Martyn Rooney expresses an ambition to "put things right" in the 4x100m relay after losing his 400m final on Wednesday.
Aug 1, 10:03
England's Martyn Rooney: 'I was defeated by better runners'
England's Martyn Rooney says that he was beaten by "better" runners in the final of the men's 400m in Glasgow.
Jul 30, 21:17
Result: Kirani James cruises to 400m gold at Commonwealth Games
Kirani James sets a new Commonwealth Games record to take 400m gold, while England's Martyn Rooney misses out on a medal.
Jul 30, 20:43
Martyn Rooney: 'Glasgow better than London'
Men's 400m finalist Martyn Rooney tells Sports Mole that he is enjoying his Glasgow experience more than London 2012.
Jul 29, 20:47
Kirani James, Martyn Rooney dominate 400m semi-finals
Olympic champion Kirani James and Martyn Rooney ease into the final of the 400m at the Commonwealth Games.
Jul 29, 20:29
Martyn Rooney heads Englishmen into 400m semi-finals
Medal hope Martyn Rooney heads the Team England runners to qualify for the semi-finals of the men's 400m at the Commonwealth Games.
Jul 28, 12:42
Result: Team GB's men's 4x400m team fourth in final
Great Britain's Conrad Williams, Jack Green, Dai Greene and Martyn Rooney finish fourth in tonight's relay final.
Aug 10, 21:25
Martyn Rooney sorry for easing up
Martyn Rooney says sorry to his British relay teammates for allowing Trinidad to beat him on the line.
Aug 9, 12:09
Result: Team GB qualify for men's 4x400m relay final
Great Britain's men's 4x400m relay team win their semi-final at the London Olympics.
Aug 9, 11:39
Team GB men's quartet named for 4x400m relay
The British Olympic Association announces the quartet of men who will compete in the 4x400m semi-finals later this morning.
Aug 9, 10:51
Result: Martyn Rooney out of men's 400m
Great Britain's Martyn Rooney misses out on a place in the final of the men's 400m final.
Aug 5, 20:59
Britain lose out in 4x400m men’s relay
Britain fail to claim a medal in the 4x400m relay after finishing seventh in Daegu.
Sep 2, 16:33
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