Marcus Rooth and Markus Rooth Marcus Rooth has been confused with Markus Rooth, who recently won Olympic gold in the decathlon. Marcus, who lives at Lambertseter in Oslo, has received many congratulations intended for Markus, who also lives at Lambertseter. Despite many similarities, including that both their mothers work at the same police station, Marcus and Markus are not related and have never met. Marcus takes the situation with humor and intends to “play with the situation a bit”. When asked if he would participate in a sprint duel against Markus for the right to the name, Marcus replies that he would like to try hurdles, an exercise he has never tried before. Markus Rooth, the Olympic winner, has been informed of the name confusion and laughs off the situation. The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAI. The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publication. On Saturday evening, Markus Rooth had full control over his competitors in the final 1500 metres, and sensationally won the Olympic gold in the decathlon at the Paris Olympics. As expected, the congratulations have flowed in. Also at the namesake. – It’s always nice to get a little extra praise – even if it’s not about you, smiles Rooth, who is now drowning in heart emojis, thumbs up, congratulations and greetings. Um, um. Here, for discretionary reasons, we should provide the person in question, this scammer, with the wrong name. But he has it. In a way. Rooth is not the Rooth many people think he is. There is a bit of buzz and Rooth. There have been a few such messages lately. Photo: Privat So many similarities, yet so different Marcus Rooth – an ordinary guy originally from Drammen, now living in Lambertseter – has been mistaken for Markus Rooth. A recent Olympic winner listed with an address precisely at Lambertseter in Oslo. Now he receives praise from wild strangers who think Marcus Rooth at Lambertseter is the Olympic winner Markus Rooth from Lambertseter. Many have sent congratulations after the namesake took victory in Paris on Saturday. Photo: Haakon Nesse Moreau / news It doesn’t stop there. It gets worse. That is, better. Marcus and Markus are both in their 20s. Their respective mothers happen to work at the same police station in Greenland. They, mother and mother Rooth, are supposed to also share a past as handball players. But the similarity stops there. Markus and namesake Marcus are not related, nor have they ever met each other. Perhaps it is simply life’s great director, fate, which in its subtle way wants to pull a couple of strings so that we can all chuckle a little. Life is too serious to be taken seriously. – Have to play a bit – How did you discover this? – When suddenly 100 followers on Instagram ticked in within 10 minutes. Then I realized that here there are some owls in the bog, says Marcus Rooth, as he trots smilingly around the Lambertseter stadium under a golden afternoon sun. As Marcus himself writes: New followers are pouring in. Photo: Private For the record, a place where he has never set his unsporting feet before. Marcus does not share this interest with Markus. Despite this. When the Olympic gold in the decathlon was a fact, sports greetings showered him. – I quickly saw in the newspaper that this was about a different Rooth than who they think it is, those who follow me here. – What do you think about all the congratulatory messages you now receive? – It’s just fun. I thank and bow for the messages I receive, take it with a smile. So I have to say that what he has done in the Olympics is absolutely fantastic and great. I’m not going to take it away from him in any way, but I have to play a little with the situation I’m in. When asked how long he intends to play, the answer is: – I’m not going to milk it for long. Or exploit it. I will not destroy his good name and reputation. But will he win another Olympic gold… Will it all be decided by hurdles? If Marcus had met Markus now, he would have first congratulated him on the Olympic gold. – Then I said: “Perhaps it’s time to change my surname?”. I’m 27. He’s 22. Then he’ll take that shift, hehe. – You don’t think the person with the most Olympic gold should keep the name? – Most people probably think so, but … I have lived longer, he answers without gold. Marcus Rooth had never tried hurdles before. It went just fine. Now he challenges the Olympic winner. Photo: Haakon Nesse Moreau / news Hypothetical: If the decathlon champion had challenged Marcus to a sprint duel, where the winner gets to keep the name, would he have joined? – I want to say yes. But I know pretty well who is going to win, hehe. But yes, run against Markus Rooth, just fun, he answers as sportily as he can. And if it is up to Marcus to choose a naming rights exercise: – Hurdles. I’ve never tried that before. I’ll take them if he challenges me. – And what’s your name, we ask a little infamously. – My name will be Marcus Rooth, yes! – Suddenly he is the new Usain Bolt! The Olympic winner landed at Gardermoen at 12.30 on Tuesday afternoon. He was quickly confronted with name rootiness. See the full interview here: The Olympic decathlon winner, Markus Rooth, comments on his namesake Marcus Rooth. – He (Marcus) says he has a right to the name. – We can share. I haven’t thought about switching, laughs Markus. – Had you lined up for a challenger duel? – Now I don’t know how fast he is. He knows exactly how fast I run in the 100 metres. The element of risk is greater for me. Suddenly he is the new Usain Bolt, grins the Olympic winner. Published 06.08.2024, at 13.55 Updated 06.08.2024, at 14.03
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