Martin Wayne Nothstein (born February 10, 1971) is an American former professional road bicycle racer and track cyclist. He is a three-time world champion in track events and an Olympic gold and silver medalist. Nothstein also servied as a Lehigh County Commissioner and ran unsuccessfully as the Republican Party nominee for the 2018 United States House of Representatives election in Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district and 2018 Pennsylvania's 7th and 15th congressional district special elections.[2]
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| Born | Martin Wayne Nothstein February 10, 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 212 lb (96 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Track & Road | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Sprinter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2001 | Mercury–Viatel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2006 | Navigators | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life and education
editNothstein was born in Allentown, 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 and bare-knuckle prizefighter.
Nothstein attended Emmaus High School in Emmaus, Pennsylvania, where he graduated in 1989, and then Penn State University.[3]
Cycling career
editNothstein began cycling in 1987 and made his international debut in 1989 at UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Lyon, France.[citation needed] Nothstein won his first world championship medal in 1993, winning silver in the keirin. He became a double world champion in 1994, winning both sprint and keirin events at the 1994 World Championships while nursing a broken heel bone. Nothstein again rode with a fractured bone, his kneecap, as part of the U.S. sprint team that won the bronze medal at the 1995 World Championships.[4]
Nothestein represented the United States in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where he won the silver medal in the cycling spring. Four years later, at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, he became the first American cyclist in 16 years to win an Olympic Games gold 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 the Navigators 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
editNothstein retired from competitive cycling after the 2006 season[6] and drove the NHRA Top Alcohol Funny Car for 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 in Bradenton, Florida in the series’ season opener. The second was in mid-July at Gateway International Raceway in Madison, Illinois. He finished 11th in points in the 2007 NHRA Alcohol Funny Car season.[7]
Legal issues
editIn 2017, Nothstein was living in Lowhill Township, Pennsylvania and working as executive director of the Valley Preferred Cycling Center. The following year, in 2018, he was terminated from Valley Preferred Cycling Center following allegations of sexual misconduct during his tenure.[8][9]
In November 2020, U.S. District Judge Edward G. Smith dismissed 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 the United 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 in Allentown and 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
editIn October 2017 Nothstein announced that he would seek the Republican nomination for Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district for the 2018 United States House of Representatives election prior 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 to Democrat Susan Wild,[16] receiving 43.5% of the vote.[17]
Nothstein also ran in special election for Charlie Dent's former seat in Pennsylvania'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), Sprint and Keirin (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
- 1st
Keirin, US National Track Championships
- 2000
- 1st Sprint, Olympic Games
- 1st Keirin, US National Track Championships
- 1st Sprint, US National Track Championships
- 1st Team 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
- 1st Kilo, US National Track Championships
- 1st Sprint, US National Track Championships
- 1st Keirin, US National Track Championships
- 2002
- 1st Scratch Race, US National Track Championships
- 1st Brick City Classic (USA)
- 1st Six Days of Moscow (RUS)
- 2003
- 1st Keirin, US National Track Championships
- 1st Team 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
- 1st Keirin, 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "Marty Nothstein". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
- ^ a b Itzcovitz, Rose (February 15, 2023). "Former Lehigh County Commissioner Marty Nothstein pleads guilty in stalking case". WFMZ. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
- ^ "Marty Nothstein biography". USA Cycling. Archived from the original on December 2, 2005.
- ^ |Mike Kallal (2000). "Cyclingnews talks with Marty Nothstein". Cycling News.
- ^ "Olympic Champion, Marty Nothstein Interview". British Cycling. April 2004. Archived from the original on August 21, 2008. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
- ^ Sieger, Edward (February 10, 2015). "Former Olympian announces candidacy for Lehigh County commissioner". The Express-Times. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
- ^ Olympic Gold Medalist Marty Nothstein to Drive Follow A Dream/Permatex/Wynn's NHRA Top Alcohol Funny Car Archived July 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Hall, Peter. "Nothstein sues velodrome, Morning Call, saying publicity about misconduct probe put him in false light". mcall.com.
- ^ Hall, Peter. "Marty Nothstein drops appeal of dismissal in lawsuit against USA Cycling". mcall.com.
- ^ a b Hall, Peter. "Marty Nothstein's defamation suit against USA Cycling dismissed". mcall.com.
- ^ a b "Nothstein v. USA Cycling, CIVIL ACTION NO. 19-1631 | Casetext Search + Citator". casetext.com.
- ^ "Marty Nothstein drops appeal of judge's dismissal of lawsuit". WFMZ.com.
- ^ "Olympic gold medalist Marty Nothstein charged with stalking". December 8, 2021.
- ^ Farris, Jaccii (May 24, 2024). "Former Olympian, L.V. politician Marty Nothstein charged with stalking ex-girlfriend". WFMZ.com. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
- ^ "Former Olympian Nothstein announces Congressional nomination bid". cyclingnews.com. October 19, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
- ^ Olson, Laura. "Lehigh Valley election roundup: Susan Wild wins PA-7 but special election close; tight race for Pat Browne". mcall.com.
- ^ "Pennsylvania Election Results: Seventh House District". The New York Times. January 28, 2019.
- ^ 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) - ^ Editor, Express-Times Letters to the (November 9, 2018). "Gerrymandering revealed in Wild-Nothstein races | Letter". lehighvalleylive.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Olson, Laura. "Susan Wild wins special congressional election to finish Charlie Dent's term". mcall.com.
- ^ "Susan Wild announces victory in 15th district special election - WFMZ". Archived from the original on January 20, 2019. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
External links
edit- Marty Nothstein at Cycling Archives (archive)
- Marty Nothstein Biography at Navigators