Denise Roth starts for the gymnastics and sports club Vorwärts 1891 Mylau . She was trained by Reiner Roth until 2005 and since then by Heiko Walther. In 2008 she won in Changchun at the junior world championships with Bente Kraus and Dominique Thomas the vice world championship in team races . In 2008 and 2009 she won the last title at the German championships over 100 meters, in 2011 she won the sprint all-round title. She made her debut in the World Cup towards the end of the 2009/10 season and was eighth in the B group over 1000 meters in Erfurt. The best result so far was a 15th place over 500 meters, achieved in a group A race in Harbin in 2012 . In 2012 the short-distance specialist ran a course record in the sprint four-way battle of the German Open in Inzell ( Max Aicher Arena ) with 159.205 points. In 2014 she took part in the Olympics in Sochi