Jonathan Edward Root (born July 10, 1964) is an American former volleyball player.

Root was a member of the United States men's national volleyball team that won the gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.

[1] He also helped the national team win the gold medal at the 1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis.

[2] Root played college volleyball for Stanford University, where he was a three-time AVCA All-American.

[4] Root has coached the Red Rock Volleyball Club in Redwood City, California.