Dick Roth

Dick Roth

Dick Roth in 1964
Personal information
Full name	Richard William Roth
Nickname(s)	"Dick"
National team	United States
Born	(1947-09-26) September 26, 1947 (age 73) Palo Alto, California, U.S.
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Individual medley
Club	Santa Clara Swim Club
College team	Stanford University
show Medal record Representing the United States Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo 400 m medley Universiade 1965 Budapest 400 m medley 1965 Budapest 4×200 m freestyle

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 members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
• 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[]

• 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

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