MARTYN ROONEY - BRITISH ATHLETE

In his first year as a senior athlete, Martyn again won silver at the AAA's Championships in Manchester and despite running a season's best of 45.47 at the IAAF World Championships in Osaka, he was eliminated in the first round. Regaining his composure, Martyn then helped the British 4x400m relay team to the final and a 6th place finish.

2008 began with Martyn winning the 400m for Britain at the European Cup in Annecy, France. Then the breakthrough that made the world sit up and take notice of the 6'5" sprinter from Croydon. At the Aviva London Grand Prix in Crystal Palace, Martyn smashed through the 45-second barrier for the first time to win against World Indoor Champion Tyler Christopher of Canada and training partner David Gillick of Ireland. It took only three days for Martyn to show that London was not a one off, when he took the 400m by storm at the Monaco Grand Prix, winning in a time of 44.72 seconds.

2008 Olympics Games in Beijing offered Martyn the chance to return to the Bird's Next Stadium where he won bronze at the 2006 IAAF World Junior Champs. He made light work of his first round and then improved on his lifetime best in the semi when coming through with a late surge to run a time of 44.60 seconds and qualify for the Olympic final. In the final Martyn finished 6th in a time of 45.12.

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