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| Full name | Thomas Applegate Beach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 18, 1955 Buffalo, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gymnastics career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented | United States United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | California Golden Bears (1974–1977) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | South Torrance High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Harold Frey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assistant coach(es) | Mas Watanabe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | c. 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Thomas Applegate Beach (born January 18, 1955) is an American gymnast. He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and competed in eight events at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1]
Early life and education
[edit | edit source]Beach was born on January 18, 1955, in Buffalo, New York, and started gymnastics before he was six years old.[2] He grew up in Torrance, California and attended South Torrance High School and was a highly sought after gymnastics recruit.[2]
Beach competed at the 1984 United States Olympic trials but was not selected for the 1984 Summer Olympics team after he placed 21st in the all-around.[3]
References
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External links
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Categories:
- 1955 births
- Living people
- American male artistic gymnasts
- Gymnasts at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gymnasts for the United States
- Sportspeople from Buffalo, New York
- Gymnasts at the 1983 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in gymnastics
- California Golden Bears men's gymnasts
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- South High School (Torrance, California) alumni
- American artistic gymnast stubs