Dick Roth

Richard William Roth (born September 26, 1947) is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in two events. He swam in the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, where he won the gold medal for his first-place finish in the men's 400-meter individual medley, setting a new world record of 4:45.4 in the event final. Shortly before the individual medley final, Roth suffered an appendicitis, but refused an immediate operation. He insisted the surgeons delay to allow him to swim in the final, and won the gold medal as a result.[1]

Dick Roth
Dick Roth in 1964
Personal information
Full nameRichard William Roth
Nickname(s)"Dick"
National teamUnited States
Born (1947-09-26) September 26, 1947
Palo Alto, California, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesIndividual medley
ClubSanta Clara Swim Club
College teamStanford University
Medal record
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1964 Tokyo 400 m medley
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1965 Budapest 400 m medley
Gold medal – first place1965 Budapest 4×200 m freestyle

Roth attended Stanford University. He was a two-time individual NCAA champion for the Stanford Cardinal swimming and diving team, winning the 200- and 400-yard individual medley. In 1965, he received the World Swimmer of the Year Award from Swimming World.

See also

References
  1. Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Dick Roth Archived 2011-05-19 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved march 13, 2015.
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dick Roth". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2011-05-19.
  • Dick Roth (USA) – Honor Swimmer profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame at the Wayback Machine (archived 2015-04-02)


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