Robert Roth (sport wrestler) explained

Robert Roth
Birth Date:5 July 1898
Birth Place:Bern, Switzerland
Death Place:Nidau, Switzerland
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Robert Roth (5 July 1898  - 17 November 1959) was a Swiss wrestler who won a gold medal in the freestyle heavyweight class at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[1] Roth was a national champion in schwingen, Swiss national wrestling, in 1919 and 1921. Between 1922 and 1927 he competed as professional, but than returned to amateurs and won the national title in 1928 and 1931.[1] His younger brothers Hans and Fritz were also Olympic wrestlers.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Robert Roth . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418073230/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/robert-roth-1.html . dead . 2020-04-18 . sports-reference.com.
  2. Web site: Robert Roth . Olympedia . 11 September 2021.