Great Olympians

Biographies - ROT

Battista Rota

B. 1932-07-18, Bergamo, Italy; D. 2018-07-10
Football

	1952	HP
Men's Team	R1	26.38
		26.38

Alexandru Rotaru

B. 1929-02-28, represented Romania
Rowing

	1952	HP
Men's Eights	1Rep:2nd	34
		34

Nicolae Rotaru

B. 1935-07-16, București, Romania; D. 2009
Shooting (1 bronze)

	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	HP
Men's Small−Bore Rifle, Three Positions	25th	20th				301.1
Small−Bore Rifle, Three Positions			12th	8th	17th	301.1
Men's Small−Bore Rifle, Prone	24th	fifth				5676.176
Small−Bore Rifle, Prone			fourth	bronze	68th	5676.176
						5977.276

John Rote

B. 1928-03-24, Bloemendaal, the Netherlands, became a US citizen in 1956, played hockey in Lausanne, Switzerland, represented the USA; D. 2017-01-13
Hockey

	1956	HP
Men's Team	11th	32
		32

Arthur Roth

B. 1891-12-04, Boston, Mass., USA
Athletics

	1920	HP
Men's Marathon	dnf	0.00000384
		0.00000384

Richard William "Dick" Roth

B. 1947-09-26, Palo Alto, Cal., USA
Aquatics - Swimming (1 gold)

	1964	HP
Men's 400 metres Individual Medley	gold	9600
		9600

Shortly before the final, he was stricken by appendicitis. The Japanese doctors wanted to operate immediately, but he refused. In the end, the pain subsided and he did not need surgery anyway.

Fritz Roth

B. 1900, represented Switzerland
Freestyle Wrestling

	1924	HP
Men's Light-Heavyweight (-87 kg)	R1	46.68
		46.68

George Roth

B. 1911-04-25, Los Angeles, Cal., USA; D. 1997-10-31
Gymnastics (1 gold)

	1932	HP
Men's Club Swinging	gold	6400
		6400

Hans Roth (1)

B. 1890-03-17, Wien, Austria, lived in Leipzig, represented Germany

Olympic Competitor nr 6270

1912-07-10-09:30 - Gymnastics - Team combined, Free system - fourth (400)
1912-07-11-11:30 - Gymnastics - Team combined, European system - fifth (250)

Hans Roth (2)

B. 1903, represented Switzerland; D. 1964
Freestyle Wrestling

	1924	HP
Men's Heavyweight (+87 kg)	QF	492
		492

Hansruedi Roth

B. 1942-07-27, represented Switzerland
Luge

	1964	HP
Doubles	11th	80
		80

Jean Roth

B. 1924-03-03, Le Havre, France, represented Switzerland
Cycling - Track

	1948	HP
Men's Sprint	R2	79.13
Men's Tandem	fourth	2000
		2079.13

Léon Roth

B. 1926-09-10, Diekirch, Luxembourg
Canoeing - Flatwater Kayak

	1952	HP
Men's Kayak Singles 10000m	17th	4
Men's Kayak Doubles 1000m	SF:6th	3.24
		7.24

Robert Roth

B. 1898-07-05, Switzerland; D. 1959
Freestyle wrestling (1 gold)

1920 HP

Men's Heavyweight (+80 kg) gold 9600

9600

Willi Roth

B. 1929-07-31, from Mannheim, represented Germany
Boxing

	1952	1956	HP
Men's Featherweight (-57 kg)	R2		158.26
Men's Light-Welterweight (-63.5 kg)		R2	158.26
			158.26

Emil Carl Rothe, Jr.

B. 1884-02-26, Chicago, Ill., USA; D. 1966-02-24
Gymnastics

	1904	HP
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Combined	27th	0.03
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Field sports	52nd	-7.75
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Apparatus work	26th	0.012
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Team	9th	30
		30.042

Olympic Competitor nr 1717

1904-07-01-10:00? - Gymnastics - Turnverein - Individual gymnastics - 26th (0.012)
1904-07-02-10:00? - Gymnastics - Turnverein - Individual athletics - 52nd - Individual combined - 27th (0.030) - Team - ninth (30)

Otto Rothe

B. 1924-11-06, Samonienen, East Prussia (now Samoniny in Poland), represented Germany; D. 1972-01-09
Equestrianism - Eventing (2 silver)

	1952	1956	HP
Three-Day Event, Individual	11th	15th	92.5
Three-Day Event, Team	silver	silver	2000
			2092.5

Siegfried Rothe

B. 1938-01-18, Potsdam, Brand., Germany
Athletics - Track & Field

	1964	HP
Men's 10000 metres	20th	1
		1

Heinz-Joachim Rothenburg

B. 1944-04-09, Luckenwalde, Brand., Germany, represented East Germany
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Shot Put	11th	10th	246
			246

Christa Rothenburger-Luding

B. 1959-12-04, Weisswasser, Sachsen, Germany
Speed Skating & Cycking - Track (2 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)

Speed Skating 1980 1984 1988 1992 HP

500 m 12th gold silver bronze 15450

1000 m 18th fifth gold 8th 7594.56

Cycling 1988 23044.56

Sprint silver 6000

29044.56

Speed Skating	1980	1984	1988	1992	HP
500 m	12th	gold	silver	bronze	15450
1000 m	18th	fifth	gold	8th	7594.56
Cycling			1988		23044.56
Sprint			silver		6000
					29044.56

World Sprint Skating Champion in 1984 and '88.

Joachim Rother

B. 1948-03-05, Chemnitz, Sachsen, Germany, represented East Germany
Aquatics - Swimming

	1968	HP
Men's 200 metres Backstroke	7th	400
		400

Sabine Röther

B. 1957-06-17, Rostock, M-V, Germany, represented East Germany
Handball (1 bronze)

	1980	HP
Women's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

Auston Rotheram

Olympic Competitor nr 3177

1908-06-21-14:00? - Polo - match two - lost (1500)

Rothermel Ádám

B. 1948-06-14, Budapest, Hungary
Football (1 silver)

	1972	HP
Men's Team	(silver)	164
		164

Harlow Rothert

B. 1908-04-01, Carthage, MO, USA; D. 1997-08-13
Athletics - Track & Field (1 silver)

	1928	1932	HP
Men's Shot Put	7th	silver	6600
			6600

Ingrid Rothfuß

B. 1948-10-10, Freudenstadt, B-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Cross Country Skiing

	1972	HP
Women's 10 kilometres	32nd	-2.40
Women's 3x5 km Relay	fourth	400
		400.004

Ernst Paul Hermann Röthig

B. 1906-03-15, Hamburg, Germany; D. 1969-05-31
Fencing

	1936	HP
Men's Épée, Individual	R1:6th	0.000026
Men's Épée, Team	fourth	400
		400.000026

Keena Ruth Rothhammer

B. 1957-02-26, Little Rock, Ark., USA
Aquatics - Swimming (1 gold, 1 bronze)

	1972	HP
Women's 200 m Freestyle	bronze	2560
Women's 400 m Freestyle	sixth	640
Women's 800 m Freestyle	gold	6400
		9600

Hans Rothkirch

B. 1951-04-18, Bad Tölz, Bay., Germany, represented West Germany
Ice Hockey

	1972	HP
Men's Team	7th	200
		200

Paul Rothley

B. 1926-02-24, Strasbourg, France; D. 2003-05-16
Rowing

	1948	HP
Men's Coxless Pairs	Rep:3rd	65
		65

Jürg Röthlisberger

B. 1955-02-02, represented Switzerland
Judo (1 gold, 1 bronze)

	1976	1980	HP
Men's Middleweight (-86 kg)		gold	12720
Men's Half Heavyweight (-93 kg)	bronze		12720
			12720

Einar Rothman

Olympic Competitor nr 3510

1908-07-14-11:20 - Athletics (track & field) - 3500 m Walk, round one, heat two - third (Q)
1908-07-14-15:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 3500 m Walk, final - seventh (300)
1908-07-16-14:30? - Athletics (track & field) - 10 mile Walk, round one, heat two - DNF (0.075)

Wilhelm Rothmayer

B. 1910-12-18, represented Austria
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's Marathon	32nd	0.006
		0.006

Arthur Rothrock

Olympic Competitor nr 7307

1920-07-29-15:30? - Shooting - Military Rifle, 300m, standing - 14th (4)
1920-08-02-15:00? - Shooting - Small-Bore Rifle, team - first (1600)
1920-08-02-17:00? - Shooting - Small-Bore Rifle - second (4000)

Ben Rothwell

B. 1902-09-14, West Point, Virg., USA; D. 1979-12-14
Boxing

	1924	HP
Men's Lightweight (-61.2 kg)	QF	861
		861

Frances "Frank" Rothwell

B. 1936-06-16, Clonmet, Ireland
Weightlifting

	1972	HP
Men's Middle-Heavyweight (-90 kg)	dnf	0.384
		0.384

Michael Jon "Mike" Rothwell

B. 1953-06-30, Honolulu, Haw., USA
Sailing (1 silver)

	1976	HP
Two Person Multihull (Tornado)	silver	5000
		5000

(Stephen) Bartonjo Rotich

B. 1938-05-25, Kabartonjo, Kenya
Athletics - Track & Field

	1956	1960	HP
Men's 400 metres	R1:4th	QF:7th	0.101
Men's 400 metres Hurdles		SF:5th	195
Men's 4x400m Relay	R1:4th		17
			212.101

Emil Rotong

B. 1879-10-30, Mulhouse, now in France, the in Germany, represented Germany; D. 1970-09-10
Artistic Gymnastics

	1900	HP
Men's Individual combined	59th	-7.24
		0.000000024

From Mülhausen/Mulhouse in the (French) Alsace, which was German between 1870 and 1918. His family has most likely remained in that village throughout, and in fact, he himself died there in 1970. So according to the nephew-rule, I count him as French.

Olympic Competitor nr 1105

1900-07-29-14:00? - Gymnastics - Individual combined, day one
1900-07-30-14:00? - Gymnastics - Individual combined, day two - AC

Leon Rotman

B. 1934-07-22, Bucuresti, Romania
Canoeing - Flatwater Canadian (2 gold, 1 bronze)

1956 1960 HP

C1 1000 m gold bronze 13440

C1 10000 m gold 9600

23040

Oldřich Rott

B. 1951-05-26, Třebechovice pod Orebem, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Football (1 gold)

	1980	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Wolfgang Rott

B. 1946-11-28, Mettmann, N-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Hockey (1 gold)

	1968	1972	1976	HP
Men's Team	fourth	(gold)	(fifth)	2070
				2070

René Rottenfluc

B. 1900-12-19, Beaumesnil, France; D. 1962-04-08
Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1924	1928	HP
GR Men's Featherweight (-62 kg)	R2		0.71
FR Men's Featherweight (-61 kg)		BmFi	2400
			2400.71

Hans Rottensteiner

B. 1901-06-01, from Innsbruck, represented Austria
Bobsleigh

	1936	HP
Men's Two	13th	32
		32

Rotter Emília

B. 1906-09-08, Budapest, Hungary; D. 2003-01-28
Figure Skating (2 bronze)

	1932	1936	HP
Pairs	bronze	bronze	6400
			6400

Édouard Rottiers

B. 1898, represented Belgium
Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1924	HP
Men's Featherweight (-62 kg)	R3	18.6
		18.6

Curt Rottmann

B. 1886-02-13, Dresden, Germany, lived in New York, represented the USA; D. 1928-01-13
Gymnastics

	1924	HP
Men's Individual combined	42nd	-
Men's Team combined	fifth	250
Men's Vault	11th	16
Men's Parallel Bars	44th	-
Men's Horizontal Bar	29th	0.004
Men's Rings	63rd	-
Men's Pommeled Horse	40th	-
Men's Sidehorse Vault	26th	0.016
Men's Rope Climbing	51st	-
		266.02

Otto Rottman

represented Romania
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	HP
Men's Javelin Throw	27th	0.06
		0.06

Georgina Roty

from Tourcoing, represented France
Aquatics - Swimming

	1928	HP
Women's 400 m Freestyle	R1:6th	1.3
Women's 4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay	(fifth)	160
		161.3

Kurt Rötzer

B. 1921-06-07, from Wien, represented Austria; D. 1984-05-20
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Men's 5000 metres	R1:10th	0.017
		0.017

Written 2001-01-25 - last modified 2023-07-06

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