Dick Roth, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder
Date of Birth: 26-Sep-1947
Place of Birth: Palo Alto, California, United States
Profession: swimmer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About 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.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.
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