Dick Roth
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| Full name | Richard William Roth | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | "Dick" | |||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  United States |
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| Born | September 26, 1947 Palo Alto, California |
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| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Individual medley | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Santa Clara Swim Club | |||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Stanford University | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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.
See also
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
- List of Stanford University people
- World record progression 200 metres individual medley
- World record progression 400 metres individual medley
References
External links
- Dick Roth – Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com
- Dick Roth (USA) – Honor Swimmer profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame
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| Preceded by | Men's 400-meter individual medley world record-holder (long course) July 31, 1964 – April 3, 1968 |
Succeeded by Andrei Dunayev |
| Preceded by | Men's 200-meter individual medley world record-holder (long course) August 2, 1964 – July 24, 1966 |
Succeeded by Greg Buckingham |
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