Tom Beach
American gymnast (born 1955)
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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]
FullnameThomas Applegate Beach
BornJanuary 18, 1955
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
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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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life and education
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]
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