Bill Roth (gymnast)

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Bill Roth
Full nameWilliam Roth
Country represented United States
Born (1970-08-21) August 21, 1970 (age 54)
Yonkers, New York, U.S.
Hometown Mohegan Lake, New York, U.S.
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight169 lb (77 kg)
Discipline Men's artistic gymnastics
Years on national team1990–1996
College team Temple Owls
Head coach(es) Fred Turoff
Former coach(es)John Roth
Eponymous skills Roth (pommel horse)
Retired1996
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Event1st2nd3rd
Pan American Games 120
Total120
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1995 Mar del Plata Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1995 Mar del Plata Floor
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1995 Mar del Plata Horizontal bar

William Roth (born August 21, 1970) is a retired American artistic gymnast. He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and won a gold and two silver medals at the 1995 Pan American Games.

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Early life and education

Roth was born on August 21, 1970, in Yonkers, New York, and was raised in Mohegan Lake, New York. His father, John, coached him in gymnastics. [1] He attended Lakeland High School where he was a member of the boys gymnastics team coached by his father. [1] [2] [3] [4] A standout as a youth athlete, Roth considered pursuing higher education and gymnastics at Ohio State, Iowa, and Western Michigan before enrolling at Temple University to be trained by coach Fred Turoff. [5]

Gymnastics career

Roth competed collegiately for the Temple Owls men's gymnastics team. He was an All-American in multiple disciplines and led Temple to three Eastern Intercollegiate Gymnastics League championships before graduating in 1992. [6]

While at Temple, Roth competed at the USA Gymnastics National Championships. He was the United States national vault champion at the 1989 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships. [7] He placed second in vault at the 1990 and after the event Roth was named to his first United States men's national artistic gymnastics team. [8] In the following years, injuries took their toll on Roth, who underwent reconstructive knee surgery and pectoral tendon surgery causing him to miss the 1992 United States Olympic trials. [9]

On the international stage, Roth was a member of the 1994 World Artistic Gymnastics Team Championships delegation for the United States in Dortmund. He later represented the United States at the 1995 Pan American Games and won a team gold medal and two individual silver medals.

After his performance at the 1996 United States Olympic trials resulted in not being selected for the team, Roth retired. [10]

Post-competition career

Upon retiring from gymnastic competition, Roth worked for the Atlanta Hawks doing acrobatics before he joined the Philadelphia 76ers as their mascot Hip Hop. [11] He played the character for 14 years until a new ownership group selected a different mascot. [12] He later became a co-owner and head coach at Delco Gymnastics Training Center in Woodlyn, Pennsylvania. [12]

Roth and his wife, Christina, opened their 20,000 square-foot gym, Crosspoint Gymnastics, in September 2015 where he is involved with coaching youth gymnastics. [10] [13]

Awards and honors

Roth was inducted into the Temple Owls Hall of Fame in 2006. [6]

Eponymous skills

Roth has one element named for him on the pommel horse. [14] [15]

Gymnastics elements named after Bill Roth
ApparatusNameDescriptionDifficulty [a] Added to Code of Points
Pommel horseRoth"Russian wendeswing with 360° t. and 3/3 travel."D, 0.4Originally introduced in 1993, renamed in 2006.
  1. ↑ Valid for the 2025–2028 Code of Points

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  2. ↑ Shustack, Mary (November 16, 1986). "Roth only double winner in states". The Reporter Dispatch . Vol. 67, no. 262. White Plains, New York. p. D11. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
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  4. ↑ Heyman, Brian (December 8, 1986). "Lakeland received lift from lesser knowns". The Reporter Dispatch . Vol. 67, no. 284. White Plains, New York. p. B8. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  5. ↑ Silary, Ted (February 28, 1990). "This Owl's A Very Rare Bird". Philadelphia Daily News . Vol. 65, no. 279. p. 76. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  6. 1 2 "Hall of Fame Bill Roth". owlsports.com. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  7. ↑ "1989 Men's Gymnastics Championships of the U.S.A." (PDF). usagym.org. July 8, 1989. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  8. ↑ "1990 National Championships Results" (PDF). usagym.org. June 9, 1990. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  9. ↑ "ROTH'S GOAL IS A BERTH ON U.S. TEAM". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pennsylvania. November 4, 1995. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  10. 1 2 "Career as a gymnast helps Fox School alumnus jump into new venture". fox.temple.edu. December 2, 2015. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  11. ↑ Teirstein, Mark Alan (February 28, 2001). "Roths achieve perfect balance". The Journal News . Vol. 3, no. 139. White Plains, New York. p. 6C. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  12. 1 2 Donahue, Bill (July 2012). "Unmasked". Suburban Life. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Our History". crosspointgymnastics.com. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Table of Named Elements Men's Artistic Gymnastics" (PDF). gymnastics.sport. December 2023. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  15. ↑ "Men's Artistic Gymnastics Code of Points 2025–2028" (PDF). gymnastics.sport. July 3, 2024. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
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