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Marty Nothstein
Born
Martin Wayne Nothstein

(1971-02-10)February 10, 1971(age 53)
Allentown, Pennsylvania,U.S.
Cycling career
Personal information
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[1]
Weight212 lb (96 kg)
Team information
DisciplineTrack & Road
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Professional teams
2001Mercury–Viatel
2002–2006Navigators
Medal record
Men'strack cycling
RepresentingtheUnited States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Sprint
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta Sprint
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1994 Palermo Keirin
Gold medal – first place 1994 Palermo Sprint
Gold medal – first place 1996 Manchester Keirin
Silver medal – second place 1996 Manchester Sprint
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Bogota Team sprint
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Perth Keirin

Martin Wayne Nothstein(born February 10, 1971) is an American former professionalroad bicycle racerandtrack cyclist.He is a three-time world champion in track events and anOlympicgold and silver medalist. Nothstein also servied as aLehigh CountyCommissioner and ran unsuccessfully as theRepublican Partynominee for the 2018United States House of Representativeselection inPennsylvania's 7th congressional districtand2018 Pennsylvania's 7th and 15th congressional district special elections.[2]

Early life and education[edit]

Nothstein was born inAllentown, Pennsylvania,one of five children to Gail Benner Nothstein and Wayne Nothstein, owner of Nothstein Motors, a local automotive business. Nothstein's paternal great grandfather was an accomplished bicycle racer andbare-knuckleprizefighter.

Nothstein attendedEmmaus High SchoolinEmmaus, Pennsylvania,where he graduated in 1989, and thenPenn State University.[3]

Cycling career[edit]

Nothstein began cycling in 1987 and made his international debut in 1989 atUCI Track Cycling World ChampionshipsinLyon,France.[citation needed] Nothstein won his first world championship medal in1993,winning silver in thekeirin.He became a double world champion in 1994, winning both sprint and keirin events at the1994 World Championshipswhile nursing a brokenheel bone.Nothstein again rode with a fractured bone, his kneecap, as part of the U.S. print team that won the bronze medal at the1995 World Championships.[4]

Nothestein represented the United States in the1996 Summer OlympicsinAtlanta,where he won the silver medal in the cycling spring. Four years later, at the2000 Summer OlympicsinSydney,he became the first American cyclist in 16 years to win anOlympic Gamesgold medal, winning the Olympics' cycling sprint.[citation needed]

In March 2001, he turned professional with the U.S.-based Mercury Viatel team. The following year,l in 2002 he moved to theNavigators Insurance Cycling Team,where he remained for four years until ending his career in 2006.[citation needed]

In 2004, in order to transfer to road riding, he lost 30 pounds compared to normal weight at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[5]

Post-cycling career[edit]

Nothstein retired from competitive cycling after the 2006 season[6]and drove theNHRATop AlcoholFunny Carfor Follow A Dream.[citation needed]

Nothstein won two races in the 2007 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series season. The first was at Bradenton Motorsports Park inBradenton, Floridain the series’ season opener. The second was in mid-July atGateway International RacewayinMadison, Illinois.He finished 11th in points in the 2007 NHRA Alcohol Funny Car season.[7]

Legal issues[edit]

In 2017, Nothstein was living inLowhill Township, Pennsylvaniaand working as executive director of theValley Preferred Cycling Center.The following year, in 2018, he was terminated from alley Preferred Cycling Center following allegations ofsexual misconductduring his tenure.[8][9]

In November 2020, U.S. District JudgeEdward G. Smithdismissed Nothstein’s lawsuit against USA Cycling over its disclosure of a sexual misconduct allegation against him.[10][11]Smith also held that the decision to suspend Nothstein’s license to compete as a cyclist and place him on a list of suspended riders was within its responsibilities under the federal law that created theUnited States Center for SafeSport.[10][11]In April 2021 Nothstein dropped his appeal of the judge's decision.[12]

In December 2021, Nothstein was arrested inAllentownand charged with two counts of stalking and defiant trespass, and a single count of criminal trespass.[13]He pled guilty to these counts in February 2023.[2]

In March 2024, Northstein was once more charged with Stalking, Criminal Mischief and damage to property, Bail was set at $100,000.[14]

2018 U.S. House campaign[edit]

In October 2017 Nothstein announced that he would seek the Republican nomination forPennsylvania's 7th congressional districtfor the2018 United States House of Representatives electionprior to the announcement of the district's Republican incumbent,Charlie Dent,that he would not run for another term.[15]He lost his bid for Congress in the 7th District toDemocratSusan Wild,[16]receiving 43.5% of the vote.[17]

Nothstein also ran in special election for Charlie Dent's former seat inPennsylvania's 15th congressional district.[18][19]Nothstein was defeated by Wild in this election as well, receiving 129,593 votes to Wild's 130,353 votes.[20][21]

Major achievements[edit]

World Championships
3-Gold Medals – Keirin (1996),SprintandKeirin(1994)
2-Silver Medals – Match Sprint (1996), Keirin (1993)
2-Bronze Medals – Keirin, (1997), Team Sprint (1995)
U.S. National Championships
34-Gold Medals
1993
2nd Keirin,Track Cycling World Championships
1994
1st Keirin,Track Cycling World Championships
1st Sprint, Track Cycling World Championships
1995
1st Sprint,Pan American Games
1st Sprint, Round 6, Manchester,1995 Track World Cup
2nd Keirin, Round 6, Manchester, 1995 Track World Cup
1996
1st Keirin,Track Cycling World Championships
2nd Sprint, Track Cycling World Championships
2nd Sprint,Olympic Games
1st Sprint, Round 1, Cali,1996 Track World Cup
1st Keirin, Round 1, Cali, 1996 Track World Cup
1st Sprint, Round 2, Havanna, 1996 Track World Cup
1st Keirin, Round 2, Havanna, 1996 Track World Cup
1st Sprint, Round 4, Italy, 1996 Track World Cup
1st Keirin, Round 4, Italy, 1996 Track World Cup
1997
3rd Keirin,World Track Cycling Championships
1st Sprint, Round 1, Cali,1997 Track World Cup
1st Keirin, Round 1, Cali, 1997 Track World Cup
1st Sprint, Round 2, Trexlertown, 1997 Track World Cup
2nd Keirin, Round 2, Trexlertown, 1997 Track World Cup
1st Sprint, Round 3, Fiorenzuola, 1997 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics
3rd Sprint, Round 4, Quatro Sant’Elana, 1997 Track World Cup
1st Keirin, Round 4, Quatro Sant’Elana, 1997 Track World Cup
1st Keirin, Round 6, Adelaide, 1997 Track World Cup
1998
2nd Sprint, Round 1, Cali,1998 Track World Cup
3rd Keirin, Round 1, Cali, 1998 Track World Cup
2nd Keirin, Round 2, Victoria, 1998 Track World Cup
1999
1st Keirin,Pan American Games
1st Sprint, Pan American Games
1st Team Sprint, Pan American Games
1stUnited StatesKeirin,US National Track Championships
2000
1st Sprint,Olympic Games
1stUnited StatesKeirin, US National Track Championships
1stUnited StatesSprint, US National Track Championships
1stUnited StatesTeam sprint, US National Track Championships
2001
2nd Kilo, Round 3, Italy,UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics
3rd Keirin, Round 3, Italy, UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics
3rd Keirin, Round 5, Malaysia, UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics
3rd Scratch Race,Goodwill Games
1stUnited StatesKilo, US National Track Championships]]
1stUnited StatesSprint, US National Track Championships
1stUnited StatesKeirin, US National Track Championships
2002
1stUnited StatesScratch Race, US National Track Championships
1st Brick City Classic (USA)
1st Six Days of Moscow (RUS)
2003
1stUnited StatesKeirin, US National Track Championships
1stUnited StatesTeam sprint, US National Track Championships
1st New York City Cycling Championship (USA)
1st Air Products Finals (Track) (USA)
2004
U.S. Olympic Track Cycling Team member
1stUnited StatesKeirin, US National Track Championships
1st Wells Fargo Twilight Criterium (USA)
1st Sprint, Tour of Connecticut (USA)
1st Commerce Bank Criterium (USA)
1st Paul Heller Memorial (USA)
1st Battle of Brilliance Criterium (USA)
1st Team Sprint, USA Track Cup
1st Keirin, USA Track Cup
2nd Stage 2,Nature Valley Grand Prix(USA)
3rd Tour de Gastown (CAN)
3rd Bike Jam 2004 (USA)
3rd Bristol Mountain Road Race (USA)
2005
1st Tour de Christiana (USA)
1st Silver Spring G.P. Criterium (USA)
1st Harrisburg Criterium (USA)
1st CTS Westfield Criterium (USA)
1st St. Valentine's Day Massacre (USA)
1st El Cajon Downtown G.P. (USA)
3rd D.A.R.E. Grand Prix (USA)

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^"Marty Nothstein".Sports Reference. Archived fromthe originalon April 18, 2020.
  2. ^abItzcovitz, Rose (February 15, 2023)."Former Lehigh County Commissioner Marty Nothstein pleads guilty in stalking case".WFMZ.RetrievedFebruary 21,2023.
  3. ^"Marty Nothstein biography".USA Cycling. Archived fromthe originalon December 2, 2005.
  4. ^|Mike Kallal (2000)."Cyclingnews talks with Marty Nothstein".Cycling News.
  5. ^"Olympic Champion, Marty Nothstein Interview".British Cycling. April 2004. Archived fromthe originalon August 21, 2008.RetrievedOctober 21,2009.
  6. ^Sieger, Edward (February 10, 2015)."Former Olympian announces candidacy for Lehigh County commissioner".The Express-Times.RetrievedOctober 27,2015.
  7. ^Olympic Gold Medalist Marty Nothstein to Drive Follow A Dream/Permatex/Wynn's NHRA Top Alcohol Funny CarArchivedJuly 7, 2011, at theWayback Machine
  8. ^Hall, Peter."Nothstein sues velodrome, Morning Call, saying publicity about misconduct probe put him in false light".mcall.com.
  9. ^Hall, Peter."Marty Nothstein drops appeal of dismissal in lawsuit against USA Cycling".mcall.com.
  10. ^abHall, Peter."Marty Nothstein's defamation suit against USA Cycling dismissed".mcall.com.
  11. ^ab"Nothstein v. USA Cycling, CIVIL ACTION NO. 19-1631 | Casetext Search + Citator".casetext.com.
  12. ^"Marty Nothstein drops appeal of judge's dismissal of lawsuit".WFMZ.com.
  13. ^"Olympic gold medalist Marty Nothstein charged with stalking".December 8, 2021.
  14. ^Farris, Jaccii (May 24, 2024)."Former Olympian, L.V. politician Marty Nothstein charged with stalking ex-girlfriend".WFMZ.com.RetrievedMay 28,2024.
  15. ^"Former Olympian Nothstein announces Congressional nomination bid".cyclingnews.com.October 19, 2017.RetrievedOctober 20,2017.
  16. ^Olson, Laura."Lehigh Valley election roundup: Susan Wild wins PA-7 but special election close; tight race for Pat Browne".mcall.com.
  17. ^"Pennsylvania Election Results: Seventh House District".The New York Times.January 28, 2019.
  18. ^Shortell, Nicole Radzievich, Tom."Marty Nothstein leads in race to finish Charlie Dent's term".mcall.com.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  19. ^Editor, Express-Times Letters to the (November 9, 2018)."Gerrymandering revealed in Wild-Nothstein races | Letter".lehighvalleylive.{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help)
  20. ^Olson, Laura."Susan Wild wins special congressional election to finish Charlie Dent's term".mcall.com.
  21. ^"Susan Wild announces victory in 15th district special election - WFMZ".Archived fromthe originalon January 20, 2019.RetrievedNovember 16,2018.

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