Robert Roth (5 July 1898 – 17 November 1959) was a

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wrestler who won a gold medal in the freestyle heavyweight class at the

1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ...

. 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. His younger brothers

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and Fritz were also Olympic wrestlers.

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1898 births 1959 deaths Olympic wrestlers of Switzerland Wrestlers at the 1920 Summer Olympics Swiss male sport wrestlers Olympic gold medalists for Switzerland Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics 20th-century Swiss people {{Switzerland-Olympic-medalist-stub